Euthanasia Death Panel: Harbingers of Doom
Yes, a cheery title for an article, but we are in a serious business, for unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise, Parliament must come...
The Glory of the Past, the Narrowness of a Future Without It
The modern mind is forced towards the future by a certain sense of fatigue, not unmixed with terror, with which it regards the past....
Second Sunday: Do Whatever He Tells You
His mother said to the servants, âDo whatever he tells youâ (Jn. 2:5). ⧟
In the Gospel of St. John which we have just heard,...
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Cultivating Catholic Culture
âI came that they may have life and have it abundantlyâ (Jn. 10:10).
These few words tell us everything that we need to know about...
Telemann’s Tremendous Task
George Philip Telemann (1681 - 1767) was one of the most prolific and prodigious composers in all history, with at least 3000 musical works...
Immortal Irony
In his short story âThe Ambitious Guest,â Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a lot of irony. A lot might actually be an understatement. The story is...
Thomas Aquinas and Natural Law Theory
Introduction
Natural law is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their reasoning and behavior. Natural...
Devotion to the Sacred Heart: Truth in Charity in Troubled Times
The designs of His Heart are from age to age, to rescue their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine (Ps....
Hurricanes, Stocks and Good Pope John
The weather and the economy are both volatile, of late, with the aptly-named Hurricane Michael (âwho is like Godâ) smashing into the Florida panhandle, the...
Babies, Rivers and Trees
In July 2022, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans.
The movement to grant legal...
