With the promulgation of the latest document from the DDF (Dignitas Infinita) much focus has been on the use of the word “Infinite” in the title as a qualifier for the ontological nature of human […]
Ethnicity, class, and sex are always with us. Members of different societies develop differences in habits, attitudes, and loyalties that grow into cultural and eventually ethnic distinctions. A complex society includes activities whose demands, qualifications, […]
When faced with the question of why there is so much suffering in the world, the default Christian answer is because of Adam’s sin. This belief is certainly not without warrant. Indeed, a number of […]
Cardinal Robert McElroy, in his recent remarks to the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, stated the following: It is essential to safeguard the deposit of faith. But how do the doctrinal tradition and history of […]
Traditional aspects of identity can be difficult to make sense of. Economic and technological developments put their functions in question. Who cares about inherited connections when contract, bureaucracy, and technical training seem more to the […]
On February 25, a twenty-five-year-old member of the United States Air Force named Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in a gruesome public suicide spectacle outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. Proclaiming “Free Palestine” […]
“Melancholy is too painful, reaches too deeply into the roots of human experience to permit us to leave it to the psychiatrists.” — Romano Guardini, The Human Experience (Cluny Media, 2018) The word “melancholy”, in its […]
Dealing with pests in our homes is an inevitable task that we all must face at some point. Back when I lived in Florida, snakes and mosquitos were the usual culprits. Fire ants were a […]
The latest document from the DDF, Gestis verbisque, is a breath of fresh air. It addresses a pressing situation long in need of papal attention, stretching back decades, and does so with some uncharacteristic clarity. […]
The duality of male and female is basic to human life. People find it inscrutable, suggestive, frustrating, necessary, and sublime all at once. That’s why it has given rise to so much great, not-great, and […]
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