Relativism and the meretricious hero
The word altruism is defined as concern for another without regard for injury to oneself. It is used, usually in psychology, to describe heroismāthe...
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,...
Astronomer, Physicist and Worlds Colliding
I have an article Catholic World Report, on the 'Astronomer, Physicist and Worlds Colliding'. Have a read, if you will - it will soon...
Flannery’s Faithful Fiction
Speed, not death, is the great leveller today. Travellers dash around the globe destroying by their visits the very sites and cultures they have...
Prevailing Against the Gates of Hell
In reference to my āsnakes in paradiseā, it turns out that the presence of said snake was prophesied, of sorts, by our own Paula...
Pagan Idolatry and Catholic Fortitude
A writer must at times take back, or at least re-form, opinions once vaguely and lightly and perhaps too hastily held. Even the great...
Update on the Editor
As some may know, I am on a pilgrimage-holiday, first to my native Scotland (whence I write at present), then on down to Rome....
The future of Catholicism
When a publisher telephones and asks for a new book, written quickly, there is only one response: a high- pitched, only partly controlled āyes.ā...
The long distance relationship
In August of 2011, I was having a long, deep, interesting conversationāthe type women often doāabout my deal breakers for a dating relationship. No...
Father Jacques Philippe in Ottawa
The renowned priest, author and spiritual director Father Jacques Philippe is offering a three-evening retreat in Ottawa, sponsored by Catholic Christian Outreach, on October...
