Thought Control, Khadr and King Henry the Emperor
I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on a quartet of totalitarian thought-control laws recently passed here in Canada. Feel free...
The Beauty of Suffering: Salvifici Doloris
In, 1984, Pope Saint John Paul II penned an Apostolic Letter on the mystery of human suffering, Salvifici Doloris (curiously, now looking back, the...
Our Unsupportable Medical Utopia
I met an acquaintance of mine recently in one of local stores (of course, government run) that sells liquid cheer, to refresh the weary...
Eugène de Mazenod’s Oblation
Fittingly, in this month of Mary, we celebrate on this May 21st Saint Eugène de Mazenod (+1861), the 19th century founder of the Missionaries...
Ant-Man vs. Daredevil
(As a bit of light-hearted reading before the issuance of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter later today, here are some thoughts on two superheroes,...
Caveat Spectator
Modern television (or do we say internet?) programs, particularly on Netflix, and other media, have become radically explicit, both in violence and in sex. ...
The Brave New Canada of Artificial Reproduction
In 2004, Canada passed the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, which legalizes certain forms of artificial reproduction of human beings, including in vitro fertilization and...
The Bright Moment of Conception
There are sometimes good things in the news, like this report from the Telegraph that when conception occurs, that is, when the male sperm...
A Vote for Life
The referendum vote in Ireland today, on the ‘right’ to abortion, is a turning point in our culture, for the Catholic nation symbolizes something...
Of Muslim Mayors, Fire and Brimstone
By the time you read this, London (the one in England) will have elected a new mayor. The residents did not have much of...