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Editor's Corner
No, Embryo Adoption is Not an Option, for Catholics or Anyone Else: A Reply to Dr. Elizabeth Rex on LifeSite
I listened with some concern to the recent interview with Dr. Elizabeth Rex on LifeSite news, "The Moral Crisis of IVF: Can Catholics Adopt Frozen Embryos?". During the discussion, Dr. Rex quoted selectively, incompletely...
Nota in Brevis
God’s Daughter, Margaret Clitherow
Please do enjoy this podcast on the great English saint Margaret Clitherow, or Clitheroe - spelling was variable back then, and even her contemporary Shakespeare's name was spelled any number of different ways. She...
Editor's Corner
Our Lady’s Role in Redemption
On this great Solemnity of the Annunciation - and a blessed one may it be - it is fitting to reflect upon Our Lady's role in redemption. Certainly, Christ is the 'one Mediator between...
Articles
The Indefatigable Saint Turibius
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, is a heroic model for bishops for all ages, as well as an exemple for all...
Editor's Corner
Two Lenten Saint Nicholases: FlĂĽe and Owen
On March 21 and 22, we commemorate two saints by the name of Nicholas. The first is Nicholas of FlĂĽe (1415 - 1487), patron saint of Switzerland. His life was unique, and perhaps not...
Editor's Corner
Unto Ash Thou Shalt Return? The Church and Cremation
A friend of mine asked me about the Church’s teaching on cremation, and to fulfil that request, I thought a few words in this venue might not be out of place. (For another take,...
Editor's Corner
Caveat LifeSite: Incipient Schisms
Heresy - the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same.
Schism - the refusal of submission to...
Editor's Corner
Ite Ad Joseph!
A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saint Joseph to all our readers!
The strong and silent saint from the Gospel is a fitting one for our troubled times: Husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster...
