Baber’s Brave Clarion Call
MPP Roman Baber has written a public letter to Premier Doug Ford, requesting an end to the draconian lockdown measures, claiming, quite reasonably, 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...
Bonnie Bairns and a Wee Bit of Humour
We may not agree with all the details of his argument and rationale ā there is ambiguity in the notion of āspacing childrenā -...
Coup, Coup, Ubi Es Tu?
Whatever happened on Capitol Hill last week cannot be described as a ācoupā, 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...
Capitol Hill and the New Barbarians
What is one to say of yesterday's events on Capitol Hill? Certainly, sides, already divided, are being drawn in more than the sand, and...
Bishop Sheen’s Prophecy
Listen and wonder. Our Lady of Fatima's warning about Communism spreading its errors around the world seems too close to home - We can...
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...
