Moral Courage
Which one of us would fail to respond enthusiastically to the courage of heroes, who in moments of grave danger, risk their lives to...
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Thank you, Benedict XVI
The world woke up to the news that on February 28th, 2013 at 8 p.m. the Throne of Peter will be vacant. The response was shock and...
Yes, It Can Be Wrong to be Judgmental
The changes in the liturgy since Vatican II are so striking that many of my lapsed-Catholic friends who recently have started to attend...
The Art of Helping
When one reaches a certain age, one becomes increasingly dependent on the help and kindness of others—whether family, friends, or...
Two Key Words of Human Existence: Love the Lovable and Hate the Hateful
Recently I was told that a particular cardinal enjoys great popularity; “He gets along with everybody.” This was meant as a compliment...
Reverence: the Mother of All Virtues
One of the many ethical gems that Plato has left us is to be found in his last work: The Laws—a work alas often neglected by scholars...
True Charity and Wishy-Washy Softness
To love another person is to respond to his beauty and value (whether it is his ontological value as a child of God or whether it is a...
Training, Information, Education: Treacherous Labels
Our indebtedness to Plato is great for having left us magnificent insights as to the meaning and purpose of education. A worthy son and...
Pagans or Apostates?
He who aims at changing society—-for good or for evil—knows that he should gain control over three things: education, news media, and...
In Defense of Discrimination
Years ago, the word “discrimination” was primarily used to make intelligent distinctions. A discriminating person was one capable of...
The Disease of Irreverence
Many sicknesses are contagious; health is not. It is regrettable, but it is a fact. Since original sin, intellectual viruses have...
The Eloquence of Silence
There is a Latin proverb worth meditating upon: si tacuises philosophus manssises (if you had remained silent, you would have remained a...
The Saints and Offenses
Alas, rare are those among us that have never been offended by our fellow men. The most fortunate are usually those who are in the...
The Moral Weight of Words
Man's nobility and greatness are expressed by his capacity to use words that enable him to communicate with his neighbors. One of the...
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