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Editor's Corner
A Second Reply to Dr. Elizabeth Rex: IVF and ET Are Still Immoral
(Bioethicist Dr. Elizabeth Rex has responded to my initial response, and the reader may find such on LifeSite. You can read the debate here. Alas, Dr. Rex's arguments do not work, and here is...
Nota in Brevis
An Apologia for Women
It seems someone took umbrage at my reflection on Women’s Day, even going so far as to call it ‘vile’ – strong brew! – so thought I would offer an apologia, both in the...
Editor's Corner
Saint Benjamin and Blessed Jane of Toulouse: Of Persians and Carmelites
On this last day of March, as this year we approach the final two weeks of Lent before Holy Week, we commemorate two little known saints:
The first chronologically is Saint Benjamin (+424), a deacon...
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...
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...
