Our Lord commanded His Apostles and their successors to go unto all nations, spreading the truth He had taught them (see Mark 16:15). Unfortunately, this is not what we see happen in Pope Francis’s multiple journeys. Rather than striving with apostolic zeal to attract the pagans, heretics, and schismatics he encounters to the one true … Read more
The Green movement has an atom-sized problem that is destroying its credibility. On the one hand, scientists and engineers are refining and advancing ecologically friendly ways of producing nuclear power. There is a rejuvenated interest in this nuclear power option. Rolls Royce is planning to build small reactors in England. Emmanuel Macron recently announced the … Read more
In Butjadingen, Germany, there exists a farm unlike any nearby. It has animals commonly found on farms—cows, chickens, pigs, geese and dogs. However, the farm exists more to serve the animals than to contribute to the food supply. Hof Butenland, as the place is called, is an animal sanctuary, a kind of retirement home. The … Read more
The University We Need: Reforming American Higher Education by Warren Treadgold, Encounter Books, 2018 Currently, there is a good deal of literature about the failings of the educational system. They fall into two categories. There are those who argue that progressive education is doing the job well. The cure for the nation’s educational woes … Read more
