Letter from the District Superior

Fr. John Fullerton District Superior, USA Dear Reader, Technological advancements in the past one hundred years have made possible some spectacular successes in the field of medicine. In...

The Lesser of Two Evils? Double Effect and Bioethics

Every few years when the election cycle gears up in the United States, Catholics are presented with candidates for office who typically do not embrace all of what a fully-Catholic citizenry would demand. Often this is on matters of abortion, in-vitro fertilization, defense of the family, or even the proper relation of the church and state. Imperfect though these candidates are, one commonly hears that he ought to choose the “lesser of two evils” especially when one candidate seems particularly bad...

Remaining Human When Using Digital Devices

By Randall C. Flanery, Ph.D. Digital devices, cell phones, computers tablets, etc. are a ubiquitous presence today. They are information management tools and serve their purpose very...

Technology and the Next Generation of Catholic Parents

By Liam Beecher It is the work of tradition in every generation to apply perennial solutions to current problems. Truth does not change from age to age, and the principles which underlie a...

The Digital Tsunami: How Can We Protect Our Children

How Can We Protect Our Children—Practical Advice By Dr. Robert Lazu Kmita Because of the years I have spent in the IT field, as well as the fact that I am the father of seven...

The Other “Trans” Problem

By John A. Monaco Introduction While many Catholics are concerned about the epidemic of “transgenderism”—and rightfully so—there exists a more hidden,...

Catholic Teaching about Transplantation

By Michael J. Miller Twentieth-century advances in medicine gave rise to many complicated ethical problems. How can the risks and benefits of innovative therapies be weighed? Do new...

The Role of Science in Catholic Education

Letter to Parents from Fr. Jonathan Loop, SSPX, April 15, 2020, Post Falls, Idaho Dear Parents, Even though we are living in decidedly odd circumstances, I have decided to...

A Reflection on Technology in Frank Herbert’s Dune

A Reflection on Technology in Frank Herbert’s Dune By Gabriel S. Sanchez, J.D. In a provocative essay on artificial intelligence recently published in Harper’s Magazine ,...

Safety How-To’s and Resources from the Digital Safety Guide

Here are some recommendations for resources that assist in using devices with prudence.

The Revelation of the King, Savior, and Priest

By Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre Sermon of January 6, 1985 Feast of the Epiphany In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Dear friends, dear faithful,...

My Life in Tradition

By Tom Summers When did you come to Tradition and what brought you to it? My wife and I were married in 1965 as Vatican II was concluding. We were young: Mathea was nineteen and I...

Solve et Coagula

By Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX In alchemy, the Magnum Opus is to achieve the philosopher’s stone, the famous stone capable of converting metals, infallibly curing every bodily...

The Blessings of Saint Blaise and their Disappearance in the Liturgical Reforms

By Matthew Hazell The beginning of February is a time of well-known and well-loved blessings. On the feast of the Purification of Our Lady, also known as Candlemas (February 2), the...

Christ the Teacher The Kingdom’s Message: A Christlike Life

The Kingdom’s Message: A Christlike Life By Pater Scriptor Our Lord is a teacher. He taught in His life, He taught in His death, and he continues to teach through His Catholic...

Questions & Answers

Is it immoral to use artificial intelligence?

As in so many other instances in which it is used in modern English, the word “artificial” in the phrase “artificial intelligence” means “not real.” AI mimics intelligence but does not—and can never have—the essence of what intelligence is. It does some of the things that are associated with intelligence—remember, compare, store, and compute—but it does not think, that is, it does not form immaterial concepts or make rational judgments.

The Last Word

Fr. Yves le Roux District Superior of Canada Dear Reader, Are We Sons of Frankenstein? Each new month, if not each new day, sweeps us up into a violent, exponentially...