How to Treat a Lady: Reclaiming Manners Between Men and Women
January 23, 2017
…the greatest man would justly be reckoned a brute if he were not civil to the meanest woman.” Martine’s Handbook (1866) The crisis today in the relationships of men and women is multi-faceted. The general lack of manners in their interaction is both an indication and a cause of the crisis. Women are to be reverenced, always […]
5 Reasons to Pray the Rosary Every Day in 2017
December 20, 2016
The new year is right around the corner, and as it approaches, it is natural to look back at months past and think of resolutions that can improve our lives. While eating healthier, getting up earlier, exercising, and similar commitments are all good and commendable, I want to recommend one resolution you will never regret: […]
The Paradox of Francis: When We Need Fathers, We Get the Law
December 7, 2016
In a business class in high school I recall studying how factories try to figure out how to squeeze productivity out of workers. In one case they took a group of women apart from the rest, gave them a specific widget-making task, and then had them do it over and over again with different work […]
The Hero Always Comes Home
October 5, 2016
We should be reluctant to divide things that are not divided. Or, if we are to divide things, we do so in a way that allows for them to be reunited so as to be more fruitful. God, for example, “divides” Eve from the side of Adam, but then brings them together into beautiful fruitfulness. […]
St. Thomas More: A Saint for the Persecuted Church
July 28, 2016
St. Thomas More is one of the great English saints of the Church and he is a wonderful saint for those individuals who are undergoing persecution for their Christian faith. St. Thomas More was born in 1478 in London where his father was a lawyer and judge. He received a stellar education at St. Anthony’s school […]