So, in Canada depression is an acceptable reason to be euthanized. According to the latest report on “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) from Health Canada released at the end of last month, there was a 6.9% increase in state-assisted deaths in Canada in 2024. In 2024, although assisted suicide is permitted, in which the person who wishes … Read more
The article below is from a Catholic League press release. As I read it I thought “Yup, and this kind of Black & White, either/or thinking applies to so much of our social commentary and opinions today”. A recent example: “Charlie Kirk is a Saint v. Charlie Kirk is a racist, misogynist. I’m sure he … Read more
Great story – not bad for a woman who originally didn’t believe in God. You need to hit the link – excerpt below does not tell the story. Vatican says sainthood cause for American mom of 7 can move forward To kids in the neighborhood east of Interstate 290 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruth Pakaluk was … Read more
I only vaguely know about this controversy, but I do know Robert George (not personally) as a very principled Catholic intellectual with quite a resume. So whatever he does, I support. This is a black eye for the Heritage Foundation. From the Wall Street Journal – The Heritage Foundation debacle isn’t over. The decision of … Read more
This is from the Journal – Let them eat cake? “The Ultrarich are spending a fortune to live in extreme privacy. In Miami and elsewhere, the wealthy are moving in increasingly private spheres, shelling out big money to bypass the indignities of public life. When developers Masoud and Stephanie Shojaee dined out recently, they headed … Read more
The video is nine minutes long. Good questions and good answers.
The writer, Gerard Baker, is English and the former Editor in Chief of the Journal. He is broadly supportive of Trump’s policies (like myself) but then you have this problem (and I agree). As is often true, he wasn’t the first but is the worst to use others’ wrongs as an excuse for his own. Moral relativism … Read more