Coincidentally: For Whom the Bell Tolls
As part of its game plan or the Third Millennium, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has sanctioned cremation….
TMC Trustee Helps Score
Landmark Victory Over
Anti-Catholic Laws
By Michael C. Gilleran Note: Boston-based attorney Michael C. Gilleran is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees at Thomas…
“Spring and Fall” Under an Old Ash Tree
As we cross the solar border into summer, many may remark that this past spring was not very spring-like. With…
Rediscovering Fatherhood
Rediscovering Fatherhood An Online Conference To Inspire Fathers and Support Families Complete Conference Playlist: C. R. Wiley Gravitas and Pietas: Two Under-appreciated…
Coincidentally: Noble Thoughts
Although Persian and English share no etymological roots, the word “bad” means the same in both. This should alert us…
The Good Life…Or So it Seems in Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer
by Paul Guenzel
Clint Eastwood: Well is that it, Major? Richard Burton: Yes, that’s it, Lieutenant. Clint Eastwood: Do me a favor will…
Coincidentally: Keeping Time
The Aztecs could tell time on a mega-scale, being keen on sundials and calendars. If there was not some contact…
Rediscovering Fatherhood: An Online Conference To Inspire Fathers and Support Families
Rediscovering Fatherhood An Online Conference To Inspire Fathers and Support Families Playlist: C. R. Wiley Gravitas and Pietas: Two Under-appreciated Virtues for…
These Parables: The Hidden Treasure
Just as the parable of the mustard seed has its counterpart in the parable of the yeast, the parable of…
Coincidentally: The Happy Farmer
I shall always be grateful to the neighbor of my parents who some years ago gave me a copy of…
Heathen Holiness: Padraic Colum’s Nordic Gods and Heroes
Winter is the season for readers. Bitter cold and polar darkness drive people beneath quilts and by hearthsides where the book…
Coincidentally: Great Minds Thinking Alike
Many have read the explanatory note of 29 June 1998 about Pope John Paul II’s motu proprio Ad Tuendam Fidem issued by the…
Coincidentally: Lend an Ear
“If you bite him again, I’ll disqualify you.” Thus spake the surprisingly contralto voice of Mills Lane, referee of the…
Rip Van Winkle and the American Phantasy
The ghosts that haunt the lonely corners of the globe have ever managed to play an uncanny and incalculable role in…
Who Owns Your Children?
Home Education in
an Authoritarian Age
— About — Is home education “dangerous”? A Harvard Law School professor—calling parents “authoritarian” and organizing a private “Summit” of…
What Are You Reading This Summer?
The return of summertime every year often recalls the years that will never return: the golden days of youth. The energy,…
Coincidentally: Before Incunabula
Some essays write themselves and this is one of them. In 1996 the philanthropist George W. Mallinckrodt gave a substantial…
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Coincidentally: Hearing Secret Harmonies
The Civil War was raging, and a Confederate sentry heard the sound of a voice coming from marshland behind enemy…
The Birds: When the Wind Changes Overnight
For all their disagreements, scientific fact and science fiction are in agreement concerning the viral quality of fear. Men tend to…
