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Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence and human dignity contains some of the most powerful affirmations of individual personhood in modern Social Doctrine — and some of its most troubling concessions to statist collectivism. We read it whole. Pope… Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas argued that the principles of the Declaration of Independence should be lived, not treated as abstract, intellectualized theories during a lecture this week at the University of Texas, Austin. “Even those who support them too often… Continue Reading →
Reiterated by St. Peter:
The tragic death of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos by euthanasia in Barcelona on March 26, 2026, stands as a stark illustration of the human cost when expansive state systems supplant personal responsibility, family authority, and genuine protective institutions. Noelia Castillo… Continue Reading →
The emperor has no clothes, anyone?
Here’s a conceptual scatter plot chart classifying major widely observed US holidays (federal and cultural) along two axes: This is a quadrant-style visualization. Holidays are positioned approximately based on their historical origins, religious significance, and current cultural role in the… Continue Reading →
Dorothy Day April 19, 1933 It is when the Communists are good that they are dangerous. And the trouble with many Catholics is that they do not recognize this dangerous goodness but think of Communists as characters from E. Phillip… Continue Reading →
Violent BLM and anti-Israel protesters have been released without much fanfare but the federal government continues to persecute participants of the January 6 riot like they were the worst war criminals in the history of the world. Nearly four years… Continue Reading →
Letter of Saint-Louis IX, Roi etConfesseur, to His Son Philip IIISt. Louis’ letter of advice to advice his eldest son, the later Philip III provides us withsome insight into the attitudes of one of the most important French kings of… Continue Reading →
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