Does the Future Hold a Digital Revolution?
Hi everyone. Due to several recent talks that required preparation, and the trips that came with them, I’ve been away from the blog for the past several weeks. I’m glad to be back.
I recently entered the realm of having four teenagers,…
“Stage Lights” Are Falling: Contraception Questioned
Catholic theologian Christopher West has used the movie The Truman Show as an excellent metaphor for how our common, everyday assumptions are, at times, seriously flawed. For those of you who have not seen the movie, Truman Burbank (played by…
Pope Francis, Meet Facebook
You may have heard that Pope Francis recently met with Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan. While many news sources covered this meeting, The Atlantic published a thoughtful essay on the event that I encourage…
The Rise of Egg-Freezing Parties
A New York-based friend who is studying for her Ph.D. recently shared with me a LinkedIn notice she received. Upon logging into her profile, she saw that she had been invited to an “egg-freezing party.” As you might guess, the invitation…
An Epidemic of Despair
In the past six months, several research studies have been published indicating that the opioid epidemic that has been devastating communities across the country has had a significant impact on mortality rates among non-Hispanic whites between…
Chicago Archdiocese Announces Parental Leave Policy
The Archdiocese of Chicago recently did something bold: It announced a decision that it will now offer twelve weeks of paid leave and twelve weeks of unpaid leave to both mothers and fathers employed by the archdiocese. If both parents are archdiocesan…
Pope Francis, SSPX, and a Charism of Dialogue
Some headlines catch my eye and strike me as “micro” trends. In and of themselves, they may not be earth-shaking issues, but they hint at other trends that could be significant. Such is the case with the past week’s headlines regarding…
Justin Trudeau Seeks to Legalize Euthanasia in Canada
For several European countries—the Netherlands and Belgium especially—legalized euthanasia has increased, and by now, many of us are realizing that the same pattern may be in the cards for the United States and for Canada. As reported yesterday…
An Introduction
One of the most beautiful things about human beings is our infinite curiosity and insatiate desire to understand the world around us. This curiosity is why we develop formulas to calculate the forces of nature.
It’s why we organize complex…