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Nota in Brevis
A couple of postings for your perusal:
On the quality of mercy, in the light of the great Shakespeare.
And the young, politically active Alissa Golob's take on her visit to President Trump's inauguration and the...
Editor's Corner
The Savings of Death
They actually published a report out of Alberta, out of the University of Calgary, and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, that 'medical assistance in dying', also known more accurately as murder-suicide (soon,...
Articles
Mirth, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas
On this feast of a 'mirthy' saint, it is a propos to take a brief glance at what Saint Thomas says about this most Christian of attitudes towards life: Joy in the simple things:
Thomas...
Editor's Corner
The Gentle and Winning Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church, is the patron saint of writers, not surprisingly, given his very readable, apt, direct, clear spiritual works, which have stood the...
Nota in Brevis
Off on the Right Foot
The Trump presidency has started off on a most heartening note, with the new commander-in-chief signing back into effect the ‘Mexico City’ policy, removing all American funding of overseas abortions. This policy, first put...
Articles
True Love, Post Holiday, Beyond Emotion
Each year between January and March, my family moves out into the wide world. Some of us go to college, others go to work, and the rest of us fall into the travel plans...
Editor's Corner
Trump’s Mandate
Donald Trump was sworn in just before mid-day this morning, as the 45th President of the United States, launched into his new career with a prayer from Timothy Cardinal Dolan and other spiritual figures;...
Editor's Corner
Conservatives, Big and Small
One can get the measure of a man not from his guarded, careful behaviour, but rather from his occasional slip-up, his less careful moments, when the 'true self' comes forth. Such was the case...
