Magisterial Clarity and Ambiguity
There is an old saying that the three rules of real estate are ‘location, location, location’. A similar rule applies to public speaking: ‘brevity,...
A Student Interrogates his Law Professor
Professor: Who will be first? Yes, you Miss Ezjakina:
Student: Mr. Rechtson, a moment ago, you quoted a renowned jurist regarding the preamble to the...
Are the Poor Blessed? L’Arche, Part II
Jesus lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said,
“Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you that hunger...
Reasonable Force?
We will soon learn the fate of Constable James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer currently on trial for murder, who, shortly after midnight on...
Conversionary Compassion: Pope Francis and the Engaged Church
Conservative Catholics have expressed suspicion that Pope Francis is importing the values of a culture influenced by secular humanism into Church theology. He has...
The Metaphysics of Creation
Catholic Insight will publish articles on all sorts of topics, related in some way to Catholicism, from the very academic (as in the contribution...
How to Defeat Euthanasia: A Personal Story
As the ten-horned apocalyptic beast called euthanasia lies in wait at our door and we begin to reflect on how to protect our loved...
L’Arche: A Beginning
In light of the upcoming parliamentary decision to be made concerning so-called 'euthanasia laws', we have decided to re-print over the next while a...
The Middle Ages: The True ‘Gothic’
Long ago, there was a surefire test by which to recognize a truly cultured person: anyone who could hear the William Tell overture without...
Heroism, Then and Now
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others have greatness thrust upon them”. So wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night .
‘Greatness’ may take...