Should the Church Obey the State? The Limits of Law
I have a reflection out this morning on Catholic World Report, on the Limits of Law and Obedience, if you’d like to peruse my own thoughts on the thoughts... Read more.
Hope and History, Hope in God
I chanced upon a slim volume this year, by an author whom I greatly admire, Thomist philosopher Josef Pieper. In the midst of what seems a rather ‘hopeless’... Read more.
Trudeau Whipping Death Along
It is said that princes and noblemen at public schools in England each had their own ‘whipping boy’, a low-born student who would take their punishments for... Read more.
Fra Juan’s Canticle of Light and Darkness
The Carmelite Order traces its spiritual roots back to the prophet Elijah, but its practical foundation was in the twelfth century, round about the same time as... Read more.
The True Santa Claus
In these early days of Advent, we celebrate one of the most popular of saints, of whom we actually don’t know all that much. That he was born in Myra –... Read more.
The End of the World As We Know It? Well, Not Yet –
A faithful reader mentioned that one or two of my columns have been a bit dire of late, but one must not wonder, for the times lend themselves to such reflections.... Read more.
Labouré’s Labour of Love, and Kenney’s Legal Limits
Although not in the universal calendar, today is the memorial of Saint Catherine Labouré , the visionary of the Miraculous Medal, mentioned yesterday. Besides Our... Read more.
McCarrick Report Reductio ad Absurdam
I don’t think I am ever going to read the McCarrick report – at 460 or so pages, with copious footnotes, it is akin to Augustine’s City of God,... Read more.
Remembering Those Who Came Before Us
(I wrote this upon visiting my grandparents’ graves in Scotland two years ago, but seems a propos for this time as we especially remember our dead, and speed... Read more.