A reader of this site posted a comment in which he (rightly, I believe) questioned whether I am correct to align myself with more-or-less the…
Baker, 2005. Most people, when they hear of Dorothy Sayers, immediately think of her delightful detective novels based around Lord Peter Wimsey. But she was…
Free Press, 2003. One of the most popular courses offered at Harvard University is taught by Armand Nicholi. In it he compares and contrasts the…
Two years ago on this day the Herald Sun featured an opinion piece by Andrew Bolt entitled, “Even heathens can learn from a man who…
Paraclete Press, 1999. It is the stuff of every parent’s nightmare: the shrill scream, the loud screeching brakes, the heart pounding as you run out…
That we live in a culture of death is now apparent to even the most casual social observers. Whether the issue is abortion, euthanasia, infanticide,…
InterVarsity Press, 2002. Peter Kreeft is a respected philosophy professor at Boston College. He has written many influential books, and is in many ways a…
Doubleday, 2001. This new book by the former Education Secretary under President Reagan is an examination of how the family is unraveling in Western society.…
A recent court case involving a baby conceived by IVF for two lesbians has reopened the issue of homosexual access to children. A Melbourne court…
Three recent occurrences are the occasion for this article. The first was a conversation with a good friend and respected colleague, a fellow soldier in…
Simon & Schuster, 1993. A book appeared recently entitled The Loss of Virtue. It made the point that virtue, both public and private, is becoming…
Basic Books, 1995. Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it…