Hunchbacks and Hate Crimes

Disturbing, and all-too ironic, that younger humans have ‘horns’ growing out of the back of their skulls, to compensate for bent necks hunching over phones:

New research in biomechanics suggests that young people are developing hornlike spikes at the back of their skulls — bone spurs caused by the forward tilt of the head, which shifts weight from the spine to the muscles at the back of the head, causing bone growth in the connecting tendons and ligaments. The weight transfer that causes the buildup can be compared to the way the skin thickens into a callus as a response to pressure or abrasion.

And while on hunched necks, further studies suggest that, besides these putative horns, in a few generations – by 2100 – humans will also look more and more like Quasimodo – or perhaps, in a more apt analogy, devolving back to lazy-locked-in-a-zoo-chimp-mode, bent over, with hands permanently clawed from gripping their cell phones, a second eyelid to protect from radiation, smaller brains from lack of exercise and movement, and thicker skulls to protect from radiation.

Of course, we should be more concerned about the moral hazards the overuse of technology entails, but defects of soul do often have effects on the body – the ‘recompense of sin’, as Saint Paul put it – even on the face and its demeanour, as Oscar Wilde and his haunting tale of Dorian Grey. Caveat consumer.

Meanwhile, the government of Canada moves towards outlawing ‘Islamophobia’, which it ‘defines’ – and I use that term loosely – as includ(ing) racism, stereotypes, prejudice, fear or acts of hostility directed towards individual Muslims or follower of Islam in general. In addition to individual acts of intolerance and racial profiling, Islamophobia can lead to viewing and treating Muslims as a greater security threat on an institutional, systemic and societal level

Whew. I’m glad we got that out of the way, clear as day, limpid as light. And that’s right from the National Post. Basically, we will soon no longer be permitted to raise any concerns about Islam, a world-wide religion that makes no bones about its inherent purpose to coerce – oops, convert – the world to a radical doctrine of submission to a semi-arbitrary set of beliefs, mores and manners. But stay quiet, head down, for ‘they’ – all it takes is one or two, and not necessarily even of the religion in question – may hear you, and bring you before the HRC, a kangaroo court to which the principles of justice are alien, in which the byzantine, arbitrary process is the punishment.

I’m not sure what will hit first: The devolution of Man, or a new caliphate. Perhaps both. Or perhaps Christ will return on the clouds of heaven before either, for which we can – indeed, should – always pray.

Carney’s Amoral Majority

After five defections – euphemistically described as ‘crossing the floor’ – and three by-elections, Mark Carney and his Liberals how have their coveted majority. One wonders what bowls of pottage were offered in back-room deals. In the archaic monarchical system that is the Dominion of Canada, this majority allows the newly-minted Prime Minister to rule[…]Continue reading→

Saint Kateri , Canada’s Protectress

This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six others, in Saint Peter’ Square (she had been beatified by Pope John Paul II back in 1980). With Saint Joseph as our protector, along with the Canadian martyrs, we seem to[…]Continue reading→

A Closed, Unsustainable, Descending Loop

As a follow-up to my thoughts on Payette’s payout, here be a stark image of where are here in Canada. As the graph shows in, well, graphic terms, since 2025, the public sector has contributed to 95.5% of economic growth. The private sector – which funds the public sector, or is supposed to – has[…]Continue reading→

A Tale of Two Benedicts

A grace-filled Holy Week to all our readers! As we await and prepare for the Resurrection about to dawn upon us, we might keep in mind two Benedicts: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, requiescat in pace, elected on this day in 2005; and today’s commemoration of the mystic pilgrim, Benedict Joseph Labre, who died on this[…]Continue reading→

My Name is Bernadette

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Presidential Pardon of Weronika Krawczyk

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Saint Lydwina of Schiedam and Suffering Joyfully

Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (1380 – 1433) was one of the countless and glorious ‘victim souls’ in the history of the Church, those whose lives are filled with suffering, often of an unimaginable intensity, but who suffer joyfully. She was a fifteen-year old Dutch girl, out skating one day, when she fell and broke one[…]Continue reading→

The Glorious Martyrdoms of Martin and Maximus

As we enter into Eastertide, we recall on this 13th of April Pope Saint Martin I (+655), one of the noblest, if most tragic, of the successors of Saint Peter. Born in Umbria, Italy, he was of noble lineage, with great intelligence combined with charity and love of the poor and the Church. While still[…]Continue reading→

Pope Leo and a Rosary for Peace

Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics across the world to join him in a Rosary for peace today, at 18:00 Rome time (6 pm), which would be noon from where I write (EST). If you are able, whether at that time or another, and in whatever way you pray, to join in intercession with the[…]Continue reading→

Payette’s Payout

I was glancing through some headlines, and noticed a mention of Julie Payette – engineer and astronaut and sometime the Queen’s representative in Canada – which brought back vague memories. She was appointed Governor-General by Justin Trudeau in 2017. Ms. Payette resigned in 2021, amidst claims that she created a ‘toxic work environment’, with allegations[…]Continue reading→