Ben Shapiro published an excellent interview with Abigail Shrier on 5 May 2024, the centre of which was a discussion of her new book, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing […]
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“Introduction to the Maronite Faith”, Promotional Video
Although I am always ambivalent about promoting my own work, this is for a better cause:
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Dignitas infinita, Part 4
Section 4. “Some Grave Violations of Human Dignity” Pondering this section, and with the benefit of time for reflection, it seems to me that in this document the Pope and […]
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Dignitas infinita, Part 3
In a scholastic interlude, No. 9 says: … the classical definition of a person as an “individual substance of a rational nature” clarifies the foundation of human dignity. As an […]
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Dignitas infinita: Part Two
The Text The text of the Declaration runs to 66 paragraphs. There are about 500 words on each of its 22 pages, so it runs to about 11,000 words. No. 1 […]
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Dignitas infinita: Part One
On 25 March 2024, Pope Francis approved and ordered the publication of a “Declaration on Human Dignity,” which had been presented by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. […]
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His Justice is Perfected in His Mercy
His Justice Is Perfected in His Mercy In the ancient Syriac conception, there is no contradiction whatever between the justice of God and His mercy. Rather, they are both aspects […]
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Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing, Part I
Review, Lt Col. Dave Grossman, Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing, Little Brown and Company, NY (2016) 264 pp. This is a valuable book. It is […]
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Father of Truth, Behold Thy Son!
I thank His Excellency Bishop Jacob Barclay for this beautiful in prayer in both Syriac (using Hebrew Script) and English. In case you cannot read the inserted document, here is […]
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A Reflection on Latinity
It seems clear that the replacement of Latin with other languages in Mose celebrations of the Novus Ordo Mass of the Latin Catholic Church, has led to a loss of […]
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