Lust, Esto Vir and Franco
Of all the sins, Saint Thomas says (II-II.153.5) that lust perverts the reason the most, its intensity – meant to bond together a man...
Benedict’s Intervention
In a remarkable turn of events, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI – former cardinal Josef Ratzinger – has just released a reflection on the current...
Hiroshima Transfigured
As well as being the feast of the Transfiguration, and the anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI, this day also has the...
Darkness and Pronouns
And thick darkness shall cover the land...The widespread blackouts in Manitoba and California - regions which otherwise share almost nothing else in common -...
Trump, Truth, Teachers and Thanatos
Trump’s State of the Union address was a remarkable affair, from what highlights I could glean. Ebullient, optimistic, confident – all in the very...
Clarificatio, Dialectica, et Rhetoricae
As I began these podcasts, I deleted the first one I did, for I said something I regretted, and thought, do I do this...
The Duke Dies, Troy Falls
Marion Morrison died on this day in 1979 - no, not Marilyn Manson, who is a whole different story - a few years after...
Jordan Schachtel, P.I.
(Someone has passed along to Catholic Insight a website by Jordan Schachtel, dedicated to investigative journalism, especially on the continuing Covidian debacle. After a...
A Year of Saint Joseph
In light of the 150th anniversary of Pope Pius IX's naming Saint Joseph as patron of the universal Church with his 1870 constitution Quemadmodum...
Dr. Janet Smith and the Vaccine
For another perspective on the Covid vaccine, looming on the horizon, here is some advice from Dr. Janet Smith, the tireless supporter and proponent...
