The Uselessness of Utopias
(The term 'utopia' was coined by the great statesman and martyr, Thomas More, in his 1516 book by the same name. It literally means...
Raw Lies and Half-Baked Truths
“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not wait for an answer.
There are those who do not want to hear the truth. Such...
The Normality of Modification: Might CRISPR Be a Possible ‘Cure’ 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...
Corpus Christi and the Gift of Self
O Sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge...
The Ratzinger Report Revisited
The Italian journalist and Catholic convert Vittorio Messori in 1985 published his two hundred page interview with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict...
Pope Benedict and Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
This morning I invite you to reflect on St Eusebius of Vercelli, the first Bishop of Northern Italy of whom we have reliable information....
Traditionalism, the Charismatic Renewal and the End of Christendom
Christendom is dead and God is calling His Church to rise up and rebuild His Church.
I see myself as a “tradismatic” Catholic, to...
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...
Jane Austen’s Sensible Conscience
It’s hard to contain my pleasure or my surprise at the continuing interest in Jane Austen. The more-or-less successful adaptations of her books for...
A Pope and Prime Minister Return to the Mission – We Hope
This story and its characters are (mostly) fictitious, and it is (generally) not inspired by true events. But if the events could yet prove...
