The cloudy day set the mood for the Fourth of July barbeque. It was a family get-together but there was not much family to get together. Several members were too far away to come; others were on cruises. There were a few absent because they were no longer family since some marriages had turned ugly. … Read more
Another horrible mass murder has taken place and the nation mourns. It is yet one more incident in a string of such crimes that has come to characterize our sad times. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. While the Charleston shootings have undoubted racial overtones, the … Read more
To sum up what took place at Acton University last week, it can be described as a magnificent forum where all those things that really matter were discussed by those who really care. Read the popular article: We Must Resist the Temptation to Secession The June 16th-19th annual event held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, gathered … Read more
As the world prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, it is good to acknowledge the debt the modern world owes to its medieval predecessors. They were the ones who nurtured the idea of the rule of law and clearly broke with the despotism of former and later regimes. … Read more
On a Saturday afternoon all across America, something absolutely extraordinary happened. What happened was the June 13th holding of 3,233 rallies in highly public places in which participants prayed for the future of God’s marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find … Read more
The book, The Russian Idea, by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov is a book that is at once both prophetic and mysterious. Translated and just published by Rev. Fr. John P. Rickert (FSSP), the long essay gives the reader wonderful insights into the workings of the Russian soul. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz … Read more
The great Alasdair MacIntyre described well the mentality of the modern individualist who has no concept of what a true society is. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. For the individualist, the social world is “nothing but a meeting place for individual wills, each with its … Read more
Critics of present drug policy claim prevention programs are not working. Efforts aimed at convincing teenagers not to become addicted have not stopped drug usage. At the same time law enforcement officers, taking a supply-side approach to the problem, have not prevented drugs from reaching thriving markets. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick … Read more
It is graduation time and college students from the class of 2015 are assembling on campus greens everywhere to mark the occasion. It is a time of hope, joy and expectation as they enter the next phase of their lives. Yet beyond a climate of optimism that usually prevails, I cannot help but feel a … Read more
There is nothing wrong with the fact that today’s consumer society provides abundant goods for everyone. Such abundance is in itself good and necessary for society to function properly. Uphold Marriage and the Family; Uphold Society: Sign the Return to Order Petition What can be criticized are the philosophical roots of consumer society. Notre Dame’s … Read more
