The Passion of St. Thomas More

Note:  This piece was written for, and originally published by, Br. Alexis Bugnolo's blog, FromRome.info, in two parts.   Your humble blogger is the author. THE PASSION OF ST. THOMAS MORE The story of St. Thomas More and his ultimately fatal disagreement with King Henry VIII of England leapt from the history books into the popular … Continue reading The Passion of St. Thomas More →

Reblog: Some Coronavirus Catch-Up

Reposting here, with permission, some excellent comments from Boniface on his blog, https://unamsanctamcatholicam.blogspot.com/2020/03/some-coronavirus-catch-up.html Here goes: Some Coronavirus Catch-Up Greetings, friends. I've had a lot of thoughts over the past several weeks and every time I sat down to share them, something else drew my attention away or some other rumination caused me to pause and reevaluate … Continue reading Reblog: Some Coronavirus Catch-Up →

Objective Data: Coronavirus Scare An Intentional Media Effort to Cause Panic

From the inimitable and invaluable Ann Barnhardt (and no, I don’t always agree with her, but she is spot-on here): “Calling Bee-Ess with objective data: Guess how many people have died of influenza in Italy by year?   The Truth will set you free. As Italy, which is and has been used for years as … Continue reading Objective Data: Coronavirus Scare An Intentional Media Effort to Cause Panic →