Pope – Day of prayer/fasting for peace

Pope – Day of prayer/fasting for peace

Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held this coming Saturday, September 7th, 2013. Speaking ahead of the traditional Angelus prayer with pilgrims gathered in St...
Labor issues in science fiction

Labor issues in science fiction

Wired magazine has an interesting post about class and labor issues in science fiction. Most sci-fi — at least most good sci-fi — is a metaphor for something that’s happening, or has happened, in the real world: war, inequality, fear of the...
Vincent on war and peace

Vincent on war and peace

Faced with war what would Vincent do? We actually know the answer… thanks to a wonderful study done by David Carmona, CM (Spain)  After pointing out the similarities between Vincent’s times and ours he presents excerpts from Vincent that show us what he...
Syria: moral dilemma

Syria: moral dilemma

Syria: moral dilemma facing today’s leaders – Ethics of military action Ivor Roberts writes in the Tablet of  Britain.. After a suspected chemical weapons attack on his own people by the Assad regime in Syria, the clamour for the West to act is growing. But...