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At the time, I believed Jahi was dead, and so wrote. But I also wrote that if she did not deteriorate as almost all people with properly determined brain death do, my eyebrows would raise. Since then, Jahi has not deteriorated, but apparently, her body’s condition has improved.... Read More →

  Obsculta O fili – Listen, O son. These first words of the Rule of St. Benedict mark the opening of a new world in the West. An abbot (father figure) firmly yet tenderly calling for the attention of his spiritual son stands as a defining point for what would become... Read More →

Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to... Read More →

The case of a declared “terminally ill” 11-month old boy in England has stirred strong reaction and questions all over the globe. Here are four articles to help you sort through it all–and decide–what are Charlie’s rights? What are the rights of his... Read More →

  Health and wealth rhyme, and not just the words, although those tell a story too. The word health comes from whole, what an organism is when its gears are humming as they ought, everything in its place, each part in sync with the others, none missing or broken or... Read More →

Thanks to a generous, anonymous donor, any gift you can send us now through July 21 will be DOUBLED (until goal is reached). It’s a wonderful way to show your support for our efforts (here’s what we’re all about, for the newcomers!). Rest assured, you will be... Read More →

  In The Story of a Soul, St. Thérèse of Lisieux wrote that God  “set before me a book of nature; I understood that all the flowers He has created are beautiful, how the splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not take away the perfume of the little violet or... Read More →

  The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good (Proverbs 15:3).   Abortion trades in secrecy. You may or may not know that another undercover video exposing Planned Parenthood practices was released a couple of weeks ago, then... Read More →

  The majority of people don’t have to go all in for evil for a society to turn to evil. They need only go one-third or half-way. That’s one lesson to be taken from the work of the psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, most famous as the author of The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing... Read More →

But why not just promote people doing what they do best, on the home front or otherwise? If both parties are happy with the division of labor, who cares if it ends up being “gendered,” as long as one person isn’t being a total bum? Fifty-fifty score-keeping tends to stoke... Read More →