The Extraordinary Ordinary
Last Saturday was the feast of the Triumph of the Cross and for me, this one has always been a conundrum of a feast...
People’s Republic of Insanity
Dr. Don DeMarco, a Canadian, conservative, orthodox philosophy professor - a rare bird - has penned an all-too-real description of the state of Canada...
Anything Is Possible
One day years ago, while channel surfing, I came across a news story about a woman who became a man, and had decided to...
Anselm, Show Trials and Truth
Saint Anselm (+1109) was bishop of the see of Canterbury, back when it was still Catholic, and remained officially so until the predations of...
Christmas reflections
House of Bread. Bethlehem. The place where He was born. It may not have been in a stable and it was likely not in...
Mulling over Merton
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, theologian, poet, mystic, and the author of more than seventy books. Having lost both parents by the...
Some Good News For Once: Ireland Rejects Constitutional Change to Marriage and Family
Yes, as a follow-up to our post the other day on the proposed change to Ireland's constitution: Well, the Irish had enough sense in...
Disconnected Harmony
When the biggest of my little brothers read The Hunger Games his main complaint with the story was that it was not realistic. Obviously,...
The long distance relationship
In August of 2011, I was having a long, deep, interesting conversation—the type women often do–about my deal breakers for a dating relationship. No...
