Abortion as an Effect
Abortion. It’s in the media a lot nowadays. Many people would like to outlaw it. But I’ve been thinking about this subject for a week or so, and last night I was talking about the…
Tag: Ethics & Society
If Only One Soul Was Saved: Evelyn Waugh’s Pro-Life Message
It might surprise some to learn that one of the great works of twentieth-century war literature carries a pro-life message. Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61), set at the time of the Second World…
In Dark I Lie: G. K. Chesterton, Chivalry and the “Babe Unborn”
The English Catholic author G. K. Chesterton was one of the great pro-life advocates of the twentieth century in more ways than one. Although he may appear something of an antique figure in 2020, his…
The Pro-Life Authenticity of The Mandalorian
With the conclusion of the season finale of the television series The Mandalorian, it is without a doubt one of the best examples of visual storytelling in the Star Wars universe since Return of the…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Pro-Life Ethic of Hope
J.R. R. Tolkien, the noted English don and author of The Lord of the Rings, wrote that, as “a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic”, he did “not expect “history” to be anything but a…
A Reflection on Choices Made
“…they have failed to tell the truth, preferring a safe distance” ~ Yevtushenko Maybe I disappoint, but now I preferThat safe distance Yevtushenko condemnedBecause in media res all is chaosThe immediacy of emotion and pain The best…
What Roles Did Women Play in Pagan Scandinavian Society?
Introduction Within this essay my aim is to address the complex and ever-changing roles of Viking women within Pagan Scandinavian society. To do this I will discuss the multiple roles that women played/fulfilled throughout the…
Light, Love, Song, Feast, and Dance: Thoughts on the Capitol Riot
Someone wrote that if you were a mile away from the Battle of Hastings (October 1066), you not only couldn’t hear any of it but unless you were in direct line of sight you wouldn’t…
Dostoyevsky’s House of the Living: A Review of “The House of the Dead”
“I was in prison…and you came to see me.” ~ Saint Matthew 25: 34-26 Dostoyevsky is possibly the best writer of narratives of redemption, probably because of his time in prison. I first read The House of…
Now They are Imprisoned Twice
“It was very like living permanently in a large railway station” ~ C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy We cannot volunteer in prison now.The grids and grills that shut the prisoners in,now serve to shut most…