Love of Country: The Unsung Virtue
“For us, after God, the greatest love is Poland” - Bl. Stefan Wyszyński
In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: “The Lord...
John Paul II and Cathedra Petri
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NEW CARDINALS
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Thursday, 22 February 2001
Feast of Saint Peter's Chair
1. "'Who do you say that I am?'. Simon...
Conscience, Law and Amoris Laetitia
Another Canadian Senator, the Liberal Colin Kenney, has been caught using public money, and his servants', sorry, his staff's, time to do personal business...
Thomas Aquinas and Natural Law Theory
Introduction
Natural law is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their reasoning and behavior. Natural...
Fourth Sunday and the Spirit of Advent
The figures of Advent we have met in the liturgy are the prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist and now, on the fourth Sunday, Our...
Walker Percy and the Modern Malaise
Walker Percy (1916-1990), born and raised in the South, was a member of that rare breed of southern Catholic writers. His grandfather and later...
A Reflection on Mario Augusto Bunge’s Life and Work
On February 24, at 100 years of age, physicist and philosopher, Mario Augusto Bunge passed onto the next life. Bunge completed a PhD in...
Corpus Christi, the Same for All Time
We are all aware, too well aware, of how quickly things change. Last-year’s cell phone is already an antique, and a ten-year-old computer is...
The Normality of Modification: Might CRISPR Be a Possible ‘Cure’ for Down Syndrome?
Imagine going grocery shopping and picking up a can of beans only to see that the top had been dented. Seeing this, you instinctively...
Saint George Preca, Catechist and Apostle of Malta
(We are a bit late, alas, in posting this reflection on Saint George Preca, a home-grown Maltese saint, whose feast was May 9th. But,...