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Editor's Corner
Of Hiroshima and Houston
I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine on the evils of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, responding to an author (Deacon Jim Russell) who wrote on August 7th (between the...
Nota in Brevis
Boxing Blues
Tonight is the fight between Floyd Mayweather, a seasoned 40 year old boxer who has never lost a professional match, and Conor McGregor, a 27 year old MMA fighter who has only been in...
Blogs
Pope Francis on Liturgy
If you have a few moments, read and ponder the Holy Father's recent address on matters liturgical. Nothing absolutely new, but the trend of things is evident. We will see where all this goes,...
Nota in Brevis
p.s. on the Eclipse
For those who would like more details on today's eclipse, check out this webpage, which will give times and forms of the eclipse (90% in Vancouver, less elsewhere). Remember, don't look directly at it,...
Editor's Corner
Total Eclipse of the Sun
A brief note this morning, on this August 21st memorial of Pope Saint Pius X, that, besides honoring one of the great Pontiffs of history (more on which in a bit) today is also...
Nota in Brevis
Nota in Brevis August 17th
Things continue to unfold apace in the United States, as clashes over monuments, history and 'what it's all about' continue. This isn't really about 'racism', a canard thrown about mostly from a bygone era,...
Editor's Corner
An Inestimable Gift to God
In the eyes of God, the smaller and more hidden things in this life are often those of the greatest moment in the sight of eternity. Such we witnessed yesterday, when a young woman...
Nota in Brevis
Wojtyla and Beauty
We just completed our seventh annual Wojtyla Institute, on the theme of Beauty and Faith (hence, my brief hiatus from writing here) which was a grand success overall: Very fine speakers, lots of discussion...
