On June 7, 2020, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò published an open letter to the President of the United States, Donlad J. Trump. Below is that letter. It is reprinted here from this source.
June 7, 2020
Holy Trinity Sunday… Read the rest
By their nature, conspiracies are hidden. The conspirators try to hide their actions, or at the very least disguise their intentions, presenting what is evil as good, as cigarette companies tried to present their products as healthy, even garnering doctor … Read the rest
What if I could make you stop thinking about something by just uttering a magical phrase? Wouldn’t that be an enormous power? That idea could be trivial, or it could be false, or it could be profound and enriching, even … Read the rest
Introduction
Sometimes its called the Occident, The West or even Christendom, but we’ll refer to it as Western Culture. So what is it? Broadly speaking, its the culture inherited by the people on the Western part of the Earth. However, … Read the rest
What is culture? How it is formed? How it is transmitted? And how does it affects freedom and liberty? First, let me start by defining both “culture” and “society”. Although the terms “culture” and “society” are certainly related and are … Read the rest
In a very real sense, all human beings are one big, extended family, due to our common nature and ancestry. Every human being alive is biologically related to you and me in some way; all our families are related. In … Read the rest
Not all laws are legitimate. We can see that many laws in the past have not been legitimate, such as those allowing slavery or the killing of infants. But how can we discern whether our current or considered laws are … Read the rest
What is the purpose of law? What are its functions? In this document, we explore the purpose and two principle functions of law: order and justice.
Law & Order
Nature is endowed with her own order and matter must obey … Read the rest
What is authority? Is there any real need for it? And should we obey authority? Although we will use the Catechism of the Catholic Church to investigate these questions, these are by no means exclusively Catholic conclusions, and can be … Read the rest
Understanding Distinctions
It has been said that modern man has trouble making distinctions. This difficulty has led us into a lot of fundamental errors in our thinking and has serious consequences for our society and for all individuals.
A distinction … Read the rest