What Are You Reading This Summer? Excellent Drivel
Reading in the dog days should never be dogged reading. Just as summer is for recreation, so also is it for…
These Parables: The Two Sons
As the atmosphere grew tense in Jerusalem, our Lord spoke the parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32). When the…
Coincidentally: A Cavalcade of Georges
Few literary conventions are more useful than quotation of Aristotle when in a pinch. He gives a sheen to what…
These Parables: The Yeast
In the heart of noisy Manhattan, when silence falls outside the window, I suspect something has gone wrong. St. Gregory…
Paper or Plasma? How Are You Reading This Summer?
Summertime is a favorite time for some favorite reading—but in these times, and in these summers, the issue is not…
Coincidentally: Just Ain’t The Same
Among truisms, one of the more contestable is that opposites attract. What is true, say, of magnetic poles is not…
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…
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…
