Which one of us would fail to respond enthusiastically to the courage of heroes, who in moments of grave danger, risk their lives to...

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...

The changes in the liturgy since Vatican II are so striking that many of my lapsed-Catholic friends who recently have started to attend...

When one reaches a certain age, one becomes increasingly dependent on the help and kindness of others—whether family, friends, or...

Recently I was told that a particular cardinal enjoys great popularity; “He gets along with everybody.” This was meant as a compliment...

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...

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...

Our indebtedness to Plato is great for having left us magnificent insights as to the meaning and purpose of education. A worthy son and...

He who aims at changing society—-for good or for evil—knows that he should gain control over three things: education, news media, and...

Years ago, the word “discrimination” was primarily used to make intelligent distinctions. A discriminating person was one capable of...

Many sicknesses are contagious; health is not. It is regrettable, but it is a fact. Since original sin, intellectual viruses have...

There is a Latin proverb worth meditating upon: si tacuises philosophus manssises (if you had remained silent, you would have remained a...

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...

Man's nobility and greatness are expressed by his capacity to use words that enable him to communicate with his neighbors. One of the...