Alas, in earth-shattering news, the couple known as ‘HiddleSwift’ has broken up. Yes, to you legions of fans (there have to be some out there to make its mountains of cash) of the Avengers’ nemesis Loki, and of the teen-angst ballads of Taylor Swift, the photogenic young-ish couple has called it quits, barely two months […]
We recently held a faculty retreat at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, whose theme was ‘Play’. A curious focus, one might think, for serious-minded professors about to begin an academic year of rigorous learning (or so we like to think). But in fact, the conversation was rather eye-opening, as we pondered the distinction between ‘work’ […]
While I was away, relishing the world God has created (see my last post), we celebrated the memorial of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist. He is sort of a bookend to the summer, for you may recall that June 24th, just after the end of spring, was the solemnity of his birth, while […]
I apologize to my merry band of faithful readers for not posting for a bit. I have been away, with limited time to write, and limited access to the internet (not a bad thing). I took this last week, without much aforethought before students descend upon our humble campus and classes begin, to help my […]
In another well-reasoned article by William Kilpatrick (we may disagree with some of his tone, but his points are good), he alludes to a curious exchange of late between Robert Spencer, who runs Jihad Watch, and Monsignor Robert Swetland, on the apparently peaceful nature of Islam, following upon the Holy Father’s remarks to that effect. […]
Thus endeth the 2016 Rio Olympics, with their share of oddities, but without major mishap or terrorist attack, God be praised. Canada finished in the top ten of medal winning countries, so, with all of the caveats I have mentioned in the previous few articles, congratulations to all the athletes. One final word on […]
Chesterton wrote a book in 1912, which he called ‘What’s Wrong with the World’. In 2016, there is still a lot wrong with the world, but I will discuss just what is wrong with the modern university. To paraphrase an old warning, caveat discipulus, let the (prospective) student beware, and that goes for parents also […]
I suppose I am in the Olympic mood, but a couple of further thoughts on sports and athletics, which are on most people’s minds, not least in Canada, which won a gold medal yesterday in high jump, when Derek Drouin leapt over 2.38 metres, or just a tad over 7.8 feet. Impressive, if my anti-Olympic […]
While we’re on the theme of athletics, I came across an article claiming that men are 30% weaker now than they were even a scant 30 years ago. Not surprising, one may assume, as the article itself attests, given the increased sedentary nature of our lives, dominated by technology. Most jobs involve tapping upon a […]
It was reported the other day that it is now economically impossible for hydro rates to decrease in Ontario. You may wonder why, and if I can find the article again, I will link to it: The basic premise is that the Liberal government, under McGuinty and Wynne, have bound Ontarians to contracts with ‘green’ […]