The Fourth of July: Pier Giorgio and Elizabeth of Portugal
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers. There are any number of factions developing in the once-United States, but all can be...
The Necessity of An ‘Ordo Amoris’
The notion of the âordo amorisâ â the âorder of loveâ - has generated some debate of late, not least since some big names...
What Vatican II Actually Said on the Mass
IN the wake of the blessed Solemnity of Corpus Christi - whether you celebrated on the proper Thursday, or the following Sunday - Â with...
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe, Servant or Master?
In one of his first addresses, Pope Leo XIV offers a glimpse into why he chose the name he did:
I chose to take the...
A Short Primer on Just War Theory
The Church has a long history of âjust war theoryâ. Over the centuries, deriving from the initial formulation of Saint Augustine, then, building upon...
Saint Anthony of PaduaâŠor Lisbon
Saint Anthony of Padua is usually named historically after the city-state in northeastern Italy where he died after his brief but full life at...
Saint Barnabas: A Good Man
It is fitting that we celebrate the Apostle Barnabas, the âson of consolationâ, or the âson of encouragementâ, in this season of the Holy...
The Immortal Mind: A Review
The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon's Case for the Existence of the Soul
by Michael Egnor and Denyse O'Leary
Worthy Publishers, New York, Nashville, June 2025
237 p.
The...
Subito Santo Syndrome and the Narrow Path to Heaven
A number of years ago, I went to seek advice from a venerable professor of philosophy about completing a Ph.D. My visit was providential,...
Father Francis Caracciolo’s Burning Heart of Zeal
Saint Francis Caracciolo (1563 - 1608) was a near contemporary of Saint Philip Neri, whom he resembles in some ways, and with whom the...
