Friday, September 12, 2025

The I’s of July

It was on this day in 2007 that the i-phone was first introduced to the world, and things have never been the same since....

The Spiritual Joy of John the Baptist

The feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist is certainly characterised by joy, in Latin, gaudium. Interestingly enough we are not talking about felicitas,...

Roe v. Wade Overturned, Deo Gratias

Finally, the prayers and efforts of those on the cause of life over these decades in the trenches have paid off, from the envelope...

Dred Scott and Roe

An intriguing comparison between the 1857 Dred Scott decision, and the 1973 Roe v. Wade. In both, the 'personhood' of certain segments of the...

Nukes, Elizabeth Anscombe and Mr. Truman’s Degree

Pope Francis recently condemned the use, and even the possession, of nuclear weapons, calling such 'immoral'. Of course, no technology, by itself, is intrinsically...

S.A.D. Saga Continues

More on the S.A.D. phenomenon of young-people-keeling-over-for-unknown or undeclared causes: These are just the famous people, in whom the media is interested, for now. There...

The Holy Trinity in Volume 3 of The Book of Heaven by the Servant...

Trinity Sunday offers us the opportunity of savouring some truly inspiring quotes from the Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta’s mystical opus, The Book of Heaven,...

Saint Boniface and ‘Ordinary’ Time

We missed the feast of Saint Boniface this year, as it was trumped by the far greater feast of Pentecost - the second most...

70 Years a Queen

Queen Elizabeth, who is 96 and still vigorous, celebrates her 70th 'platinum' anniversary this year, acceding to the throne on February 6th, 1952, after...

Justin, the Martyr and Justin, the Minister

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in...