American Education: Its Decline and Hope for Restoration

American Education: Its Decline and Hope for Restoration

By Dr. Jon Kirwan
Download PDF The crisis of education in The United States has been much debated by pundits, academics, and policy makers, but its historical and philosophical roots are often ignored. The dramatic rise of classical and liberal approaches to education is indicative of...
Transhumanism, Technological Evolution, and Theosis

Transhumanism, Technological Evolution, and Theosis

By Fr. Michael Baggot
Download PDF The entrepreneur Elon Musk announced in 2024 the first successful implantation of a wireless brain chip in a human patient through his company Neuralink. The project seeks to fulfill Neuralink’s mission to “restore autonomy to those with unmet medical...
St. Thomas Aquinas on the Five Remedies for Sorrow

St. Thomas Aquinas on the Five Remedies for Sorrow

By Matt Fradd
Download PDF No matter how good we have it, no matter how wealthy we are, or how many good friends we have, or even how holy we are, all of us will experience sorrow in this life. A couple of years into my marriage when my wife, newborn child, and I were living in...
The Godless Roots of Socialism

The Godless Roots of Socialism

By Catherine Ruth Pakaluk
Download PDF What is it about socialism? It seems that the arguments against it, no matter how finely tuned, have to be made over and over again in every generation.  It pops up in one nation faster than it can be put down in another. The sons of men who fought...
The Power of Festivity in Unfestive Times

The Power of Festivity in Unfestive Times

By Dr. Daniel McInerny
Download PDF You are very brave to sit down to read a piece by a philosopher on the theme of festivity.  We philosophers do not exactly have a reputation for spreading joy and the festive spirit. We can, in fact, be rather dull at parties, especially when we start...
The Scandal of Uneducated College Graduates

The Scandal of Uneducated College Graduates

By Dale Ahlquist
Download PDF A few years ago, a friend said to me: “At some point, everything becomes a TLA.” I admitted that I didn’t know what he was talking about. “What’s a TLA?” I asked. “Three Letter Acronym.” Although amused, I did not respond with: “LOL.” Of course, LOL had...