Catholic Insight
Jackson and Zero Debt
On this day in 1835, President Andrew Jackson proudly announced that, with his austere economic policies, the debt of the United States had been...
Excess Deaths Continue to Climb…and Climb
What, pray tell, is going on? And why is no one reporting on it? The young and middle-aged are dying at increasing rates -...
Keeping the Christmas Caroling: In Dulce Iubilo, the Wexford, and A Rose in Winter.
With the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God yesterday - or, in the usus antiquior, the Circumcision - the Octave of Christmas closes, but...
Mother of God, New Year’s Eve, the Te Deum and Auld Lang Syne
A very blessed Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - of which more, anon - as well as New Year's Eve, the latter much...
Our Lady in Christmas Carols
An intriguing look at the place of the Virgin Mary in Christmas carols, which, somewhat to my surprise, she is largely absent, being mentioned,...
Cancer and the Jab-berwocky
A conversation between Dr. John Campbell and Dr. Angus Dalgliesh, highly recommended, the latter one of the top and most experienced oncologists in Britain,...
Hobbit Virtues
For those who need a bit of a lift from all the dark and dreary news of late, in these dark days of December...
Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
Handel's Messiah, first performed on April 13th, 1742 (in Dublin of all places) was Composed by a German, who had become a naturalised Brit,...
Advent and Hope
On a note of hope as we approach the birth of Christ - in a world that seems so devoid of that powerful virtue...
