Saint Vincent and Roe versus Wade: Great Good out of Great Evil
Saint Vincent the Deacon (+304), who suffered grievous tortures witnessing to his Catholic faith under the Diocletian persecution, is a providential saint for this...
The Purity of Agnes and True Femininity
'Tis incumbent upon us on this day, as a new incumbent takes over in the Oval Office, one whose policies are inimical to the...
Washington’s Enclaved Elysium
For Biden's inauguration, 25,000 troops were stationed in Washington, with much of the area around the Capitol and White House closed off. So much...
The Limits of Papal Authority, and the Covid Vaccine
Pope Francis has added the heft of his papal authority to the question of the Covid vaccine in a television recent interview:
I believe that...
The Covid Vaccine: Formal and Material Cooperation, and the Principle of Double Effect
Opinions on the 'vaccine' range from those who see it as the prophylactic panacea to bring us back to peace and normality - whatever...
Coup, Coup, Ubi Es Tu?
Whatever happened on Capitol Hill last week cannot be described as a ‘coup’, and the charge of 'attempted coup' cannot be placed at the...
Negativity and Positivity
Why do we love bad news so much? Here's some intriguing thoughts, and why people in this age of instant, ubiquitous social media are...
Lockdowns and the Proportion of Fear
Just after Christmas, - at least they waited until after, and we must count all our blessings - Mr. Doug Ford decreed another interminable...
Saint Raymond, Pope Benedict and the Code of Canon Law
Today is the feast of Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), one of the first Dominicans (officially known as the Order of Preachers) eventually becoming...
The (Non) Children of Men and the Indissoluble Nexus
It was somewhat disconcerting to discover that the 1992 novel The Children of Men by mystery writer P.D. James was set in January of...