Mary, Conceived Without Sin
Que soy era immaculada Concepciou – I am the Immaculate Conception These are the words with which Our Lady replied to Saint Bernadette Sobirous, in the local... Read more.
God, the Universe, and Hubble
On September 23rd, 1924, the universe got a little bigger – at least from our perspective. The ancients – Aristotle, Plato, Ptolemy – thought the... Read more.
Newfoundland Moribundus?
Newfoundland and Labrador, jutting out into the cold North Atlantic, have been battered in past decades – no pun on their fishing industry, which has too suffered.... Read more.
The Mystery Hidden For Ages in God, or, Why Aren’t Catholics Holier Than They Are?
On his visit to our college a number of years ago, the late Jesuit priest and scholar Father Koterski mentioned a book that he described as the ‘most influential... Read more.
Avuncular Bishops: Evoke Thy Inner Father
I don’t discipline my brother’s children; my role is avuncular. I may exhort them to be good, and demur when they do bad; I certainly pray for them. But I leave... Read more.
The Foiling of Fawkes
Remember, remember! the fifth of November. The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!... Read more.
Conscience and the Mandates
There is a science – one might more properly term it an art – to moral discernment in our Church’s tradition, and we offer it here as a guide for our readers,... Read more.
Max Planck’s Mighty Minimum
Suppose for instance someone maintained that there is a minimum magnitude; that man with his minimum would shake the foundations of mathematics. So prophesied Aristotle... Read more.
What ‘Following the Science’ Really Means: The Limits of Medicine and Moral Freedom
If there is one thing that is omnipresent in empirical research, it is doubt. This line has always stuck with me, from a methodology textbook I studied years ago.... Read more.