Who Is More Virtuous?

Harrison Butker, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and a devout Catholic, gave a speech to the graduating class of Benedictine College in Atchison Kansas on May 11, 2024.  Subsequent to his controversial comments about men and women, he has been pillaried in the...

My Year In Books (and other media)

My year of reading a book a week has officially finished.  In some ways I succeeded, albeit with some substitutions of articles, movies, documentaries and podcasts for books.  At the opening of 2024, friends published their readings, which dwarfed mine and I was...

Book Report #5

Happy New Year, friends!  I am seeing other lists of books on Facebook and in Christmas letters that my friends have read in 2023.  I am always interested in what others are reading. It gives me a wider list from which to pick what I read next.  I am still working on...

Book Report #4

This is the 4th in my series on books I have been reading in 2023.  These are books 19-24.  I want to reiterate that my reports attempt to give neutral summaries of each book, so that I discipline myself to listen to each author, rather than to criticize.  I continue...

Book Report #3

This is the 3rd in my series of posts on books I have been reading this year.  The following books, podcasts and documentaries are from weeks 13-18.  As before, I am making brief comments on each book, and have longer notes if you are interested.    I want to...