“If you love what you do,” the saying goes, “you will never work a day of your life.” Few people in today’s hectic world could say that, but on a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina, I found one who can. His name is David Anthony Babb but is known in the … Read more
Saint John Francis Regis was born in the village of Fontcouverte, in the southern province of Aude, France, on January 31, 1597. His father, Jean, was a rich merchant who, in recognition of the prominent role he had taken in the Wars of the League, had been recently ennobled. His mother, Marguerite … Read more
The same applies to the notion of Fraternity which they found on the love of common interest or, beyond all philosophies and religions, on the mere notion of humanity, thus embracing with an equal love and tolerance all human beings and their miseries, whether these are intellectual, moral, or physical and temporal. … Read more
There is a prevailing idea that health care plans are necessarily complex and expensive schemes. There was, however, an ideal health care plan in the distant past that was amazingly simple. The plan did not list its benefits, clinical metrics or financial data. The main emphasis of this plan was not so … Read more
Looking at the political climate, America’s present condition can be seen as a war of the straitjackets. On one side, there are those who rightfully claim that society needs God and a moral law as a necessary condition for freedom and prosperity. These fight to conserve the remnants of this law. On … Read more
Written in 1957, this article reflects on the discussion of issues of his time. –Ed. In a previous article, we established that tolerance, as well as its antithesis, intolerance, cannot be thought of as either intrinsically good or bad. In other words, there are cases in which tolerance is a duty and … Read more
No one disputes the fact that the nation is polarized and coming apart. This is so evident especially in light of the 2016 election cycle. Likewise, no reasonable person can deny that we need to return to the order of social bonds that mitigate the effects of extreme individualism, especially the erosion … Read more
The year 2016 marks the centennial of the Apparitions of the Angel of Portugal to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. On three occasions in 1916, the three children were visited by this celestial messenger and profoundly transformed as a result. The world was in chaos like never before. World War I was tearing … Read more
As I walked down the aisle of the plane, I saw in the seat next to mine an amiable young fellow—a real live millennial. I was intrigued by the opportunity to talk. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of millennial-age young people cross my path. Most of them don’t make a big deal … Read more
I received an e-mail from an irate reader who claimed that the bathroom wars were all about “idiotic stuff.” Abortion, marriage, and other such issues are all the “frivolous nonsense” by which political parties rile up their bases and control the narrative. The reader claimed that the real issues are economic and … Read more