Saturday, December 20, 2025

The Mauling of Dahl

Roald Dahl (+1990) is being mauled, along with Dr. Seuss (+1991), and, as the Cat in the Hat might declare, we should be appalled,...

‘Our Lady of Public Health’

On this feast of Saint Luke, physician and healer, it is a propos that we post a link to a series of insightful and...

Let’s Be Clear: IVF is Intrinsically Evil

IVF, like its inverted cousin, contraception, is a flash point between Catholics and Protestants - and even amongst Catholics themselves - witness Mr. Biden's...

Public versus Private: A Response to Dr. Catherine Pakaluk

Catherine Pakaluk, a professor at Catholic University of America, in a recent article over at First Things, seems to opine that no one should...

Cardinal Cupich’s Processions

Cardinal Blaise Cupich of Chicago has just released another directive for his diocese, discouraging Catholics from kneeling to receive Holy Communion. Before we get to...

Saints Sabbas and Julius: Contra Paganism, Pro Homoousios

There are two saints commemorated on this April 12th. The first is Saint Sabbas the Goth (+372), a sort of ‘village fool’, but the...

Fakes Abound, but Truth Abounds Even More

We live in an unreal world, which is to say, one unhinged from the truth. One way to know what is right, is to...

Generally Speaking

On American morals As I also have the habit, and have never been able to imagine how it could be connected with morality or immorality,...

Valentine’s Day and Violence

As we near the over-hyped commemoration we call 'Valentine's Day' (Valentine was a rather obscure third-century martyr, of whom we know little, but legends...