Saint Nicholas and the Silence of Saint Thomas
It was on this day 751 years ago that Saint Thomas Aquinas stopped writing. Or, more properly, dictating – for he had scribes write down his rapid thoughts,... Read more.
Tolle, Lege!
Ironic, perhaps, that I suggest the following article for our readers, on this medium. For Ed Simon exhorts in strong language for a return to the printed page,... Read more.
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Here is a worthy and beneficial novena to the Immaculate Conception, whose intercession is much needed in our world – she is the patroness of the United States... Read more.
Courage and Campion’s Brag
We need more thumos in the Catholic Church, the Platonic notion of ‘spirit, courage, wherewithal, steadfastness, zeal, magnanimity, capacity’ and we... Read more.
ChatGPT and the Purpose of Education
S.A. Dance makes a good case for true education, on the second anniversary of the release of ChatGPT, the ‘artificial intelligence’ software –... Read more.
Britain Chooses Death
Tragic, but not a suprise, that the House of Commons yesterday voted by quite a wide margin – 330 to 275 – to legalize physician-assisted murder-suicide,... Read more.
Life and Death in Britain
Britain votes tomorrow – or today if you’re reading this on Friday – on euthanasia, or more properly the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) legislation,... Read more.
Edvard Grieg’s Ave Maris Stella
To complement our devotion on this memorial-feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, here is Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg’s, polyphonic composition of the... Read more.
The Proportionality of War
As the stakes rise in the various conflicts around the world, not least in Russia, Ukraine and the Middle east, we should remind ourselves of the Church’s theory... Read more.
Saint Martin and Remembrance
Today is Saint Martin’s Day, (+397), a former soldier in the Roman empire who, inspired by the edifying example of the Christians, decided as a ten year old to... Read more.