Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Today is the memorial of Our Lady Help of Christians, a title first used by Saint John Chrysostom, patriarch of Constantinople, in 345, and invoked ever since. Pope Saint Pius V urged Catholics to plead for her intercession in the war against the onslaught of the Islamic Ottoman Turks in the latter half of the[…]
ISIS has struck again, in the heart of Britain, as a suicide bomber detonated a ‘sophisticated’ device as young concertgoers were leaving an ‘Ariana Grande’ concert in Manchester. At least 22 have been killed, and dozens more injured. Details are of course still emerging, and in the meantime we must pray for the victims, for[…]
If you are looking for some holiday reading, I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on artificial intelligence. Peruse as you will, and comments are always, or almost always, welcome. Peace and joy to all.
A very joyful Victoria Day to all our Canadian readers! A statuatory federal holiday, which was originally instituted to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819), Canadians celebrate the first ‘long weekend’ of summer which contains the Monday before May 24th. Hence, its colloquial term of ‘May 24’, which also has not so[…]
Chris Cornell, the frontman of the Seattle grunge rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave was declared dead on May 18. According to later developments throughout May 18th, further information revealed that the cause of death was suicide by hanging. His suicide was not only shocking to his fans but even his wife, Vicky, who allegedly stated[…]
As a mathematician, my field of research rarely brings me into contact with controversial ethical topics. However, recent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) threaten to alter the neutrality of my profession. AI refers to complex computer algorithms designed to act or mimic human behaviors such as learning or pattern recognition. Like[…]
Sad and foreboding news indeed from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston: The administration has threatened within weeks to ‘reorganize’ or ‘close’ both the English and Philosophy departments, citing ‘financial’ considerations, an unheard of, and, at face value, manifestly unjust situation. The University of Saint Thomas is not only one of the few holdouts[…]
I just came across a brief commentary by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, on Robert Cardinal Sarah’s new book, The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise. What the Pope Emeritus writes here will comprise an afterword in future editions, and I am very happy to see Benedict still writing from his seclusion, his mind sharp[…]
Today is the feast of Pope Saint John I (470-526), the first Pope to visit Constantinople, on an ambassadorial mission to Emperor Justin on behalf of the Arian King Theodoric, now ruler of the Western empire. The purpose of the mission was to mitigate Justin’s decrees against Arians, a fourth-century heresy which denied the divinity[…]
The days of free speech, as it was so quaintly called, fought for through the ages, seem to be drawing ever-closer to a sad and final close: You may have read recently of Dr. Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, who has adamantly refused to use ‘gender neutral’ pronouns, a direct[…]
