And now for something completely different, as Monty Python might say.
Read MoreThoughts from Home and Abroad
Revisiting The Return of the King
Concluding my trilogy of essays recounting my impressions upon re-watching Peter Jackson’s three Lord of the Rings movies.
Read MoreCourage in Times of Crisis
I was deeply moved by this address by William Fahey, President of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, which warrants the fifteen minutes of time that watching it entails.
Read MoreWhat’s New in the Inner Sanctum
The Inner Sanctum of my personal website has new content every week. Here is what’s new this week.
Read MoreGod Preserve Us from Godless Philanthropy
With the world in crisis, I offer this timely warning about “overtly godless” solutions.
Read MoreRevisiting The Two Towers
My view of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s magnum opus has mellowed over the years. Here’s why.
Read MoreCandles of Light and Life
A few years ago I wrote a biography of Father Richard Ho Lung, Founder of the Missionaries of the Poor, entitled Candles in the Dark. An article I wrote on Fr. Ho Lung and the MOP has just been published by the National Catholic Register.
Read MoreGlobalism Goes Viral
It seems that globalism is not merely pathological in a political and economic sense but in the physical sense also. Here are the lessons to be learned from the spread of the coronavirus.
Read MoreDrinking with Saint Patrick
A whimsical drinking session with Saint Patrick, Saint Jude, Saint Brigid, and Saint Francis de Sales.
Read MoreThinking of Ireland on Saint Patrick’s Day
Here are my wistful thoughts on Ireland on this Saint Patrick’s Day in the Year of the Plague.
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