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Editor's Corner
Violence and Rational Dialogue
Already it has begun, with the bodies of the Christchurch victims not yet buried, and the emotional calls for condemnation even of the very hints of āIslamophobiaā. Every one of our own political leaders...
Editor's Corner
Ite ad Joseph
A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saint Joseph to one and all!
The silent saint from the Gospel, husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster father (protector) of the Christ, was proclaimed the patron of...
Nota in Brevis
The Ides and the Martyrs
āTis the ides of March, when one is meant to beware, for it marks the assassination of Julius Caesar, a famous enough event in itself, which changed Roman, and therefore world, history, made more...
Nota in Brevis
Tragedies, Evils and the Still, Small Voice
Tragedy in Christchurch, New Zealand, the bucolic land of sheep and Lord of the Rings, where murder is about as rare as it can be in this post-Cain world, as at least 49 people...
Editor's Corner
The Limits of Artificial āIntelligenceā
The gauntlet has now been thrown down, that computers, or more specifically artificial intelligence will soon be able to create more perfect art than humans.Ā This prediction, or threat, depending upon your point of...
Nota in Brevis
Cardinal Pell’s Innocence and Collegial Guilt
As justice has it,Ā each of us deserves his day in court, and should be deemed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. But such does not always ensure justice is done. That is why...
Book
Brother John: A Monk, A Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life
August Turak has written a delightful little book ā and by ālittleā, I mean the term in a way similar to Christās usage of the term, humble, simple, without much in the way of...
Editor's Corner
Frances of Rome and the Taoiseach of Ireland
In the most troubled of times, God raises up saints as exemplars and intercessors, and Frances of Rome is no exception. Born into privilege in 1384, she lived through tumultuous times, with Rome ravaged...
