Sacred Art Briefly Considered
How often have we heard it said that beauty is in the mind of the beholder, that it has no objective existence of its...
Spiritual Encouragement from Padre Pio
In this world we are living in, we greatly feel the need to be encouraged, not least by being offered that discerning guiding inspiration...
Against the New Integralists
Once upon a time, political discourse among orthodox Catholics was dominated by the old First Things school ā Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, George Weigel,...
Belloc’s Tarantella – and as Sung by Old Thunder Himself
Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc
Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?
And the tedding and the spreading
Of the straw for a bedding,
And the fleas...
The Normality of Modification: Might CRISPR Be a Possible āCureā for Down Syndrome?
Imagine going grocery shopping and picking up a can of beans only to see that the top had been dented. Seeing this, you instinctively...
Remembering Fr. Joseph Escribano (May 31, 1933āJune 25, 2023)
I first met Father Joseph Escribano (affectionately known as simply āFr. Joeā) in 2014. From that moment forward, he played an important role in...
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
College professors sometimes have too much time on their hands. While digging around in the crypt of an old medieval library in Oxford, I...
Christianity and Common Sense
Can one jump down oneās own throat? This was G.K. Chesterton's reply to those who claim that anything is possible. When we exercise common...
A Gentle Giant Gone
Jean Vanier, the founder of LāArche, has gone to his eternal reward, at the venerable age of 90. The son of soldier, veteran and...
The Neo-Pagan Limits of the Olympics
The much-awaited Olympics is now upon us in Rio, a city in a country in a continent mired in unmanageable debt and corruption.Ā Surrounded...
