Friday, November 28, 2025

12th Sunday: Objective truth and the saving Word

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? (Job 38:1) We do well to consider the meaning of this question, posed by God in...

In Memory of Michael Ruse: Temperate Atheist but Determined Bridge-Builder

Philosopher Michael Ruse departed this world on November 1, 2024, at the age of 84. And although I had never met Michael, it 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...

Fourth Sunday of Easter and the Voice of the Divine Shepherd

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep (Jn. 10:11). Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and as we...

Mission Sunday, Gospel, Church and Anti-Church

‘Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s’ (Mt. 22: 21). â§Ÿ Today is World Mission...

Our Lady of Sorrows Celebration in Malta

Today, the Friday before Good Friday, in Malta and Gozo is celebrated the devotion of Our Lady of Sorrows. Today, all Malta and Gozo...

A Meditation for Good Friday: How To Undo the Effects of Sin?

Cardinal Newman, now Saint John Henry Newman, was a towering figure of nineteenth-century Catholicism who is almost universally admired. I say “almost” because not...

Pray for Canada

It’s getting darker out here! No, your eyes do not deceive you. Nor does the steady drumbeat of depressing news confirming that, since the...

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...

A Remembrance Day to Remember

My most memorable Remembrance Day experience took place eight years ago. It was my first semester out of Canada (I think it’s difficult to...