The prayer following “Our Father” in the Latin Mass begins: Libera nos quæsumus Domine ab omnibus malis, preteritis, presentibus, et fuituris. . (Deliver us, we beseech Thee , O lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come.) The word “past” is difficult to comprehend; one can be afflicted by evils now or in the … Read more
For years, I have studied and written about the various manifestations of what one can call “transgenderism.” The discussion was based on the premise that some fundamental aspects of the subject are obvious and can be taken for granted. The evolution of events, particularly the debates in the Texas Legislature in 2023 showed that a … Read more
Immigration is one of the most debated subjects in contemporary America. Lately, it has evolved (or degenerated) into the movement across the border of very large numbers of people. This mass migration deserves to be examined, and contrasted with orderly immigration, There are some basic fallacies on the subject, which have endured because they have … Read more
On April 14, 2021, I attended public hearings in the Committee on Public Health of the Texas House of Representatives. The hearings lasted from 8AM to 10 AM, then from 2 PM to midnight. Between the two sessions, the members went to take care of some bills on the The order in which the bills … Read more
Legislating marriage is one of the hottest topics of these days. The content of the discussion, however, suggests a lack of understanding of what marriage is and what is possible and permissible for the government in legislating it. The basic principles have been understood and elaborated long ago. It might be that they were forgotten … Read more
At this time, many among the politicians, opinion writers, and the general public give themselves to vilifying the rich. On a closer look, however, this attitude can hardly be justified:
– The rich pay by far most of the income taxes at federal, state, and local levels. Yet, they receive exactly the same level of services from the government as the paupers. That notwithstanding,
Two scientifically established facts will constitute the premise for this discussion:[1]
First, an embryo is never a part of the body of the mother.This fact is proven by in vitro fertilization combined with surrogate motherhood. In that situation, the biological mother never has the baby inside herself and the surrogate mother receives and carries a child with whom she has no genetic relationship, stipulated by contract to be someone else’s.
In 2006, I was contacted by a Dr. Edward E. Furton, Editor of The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, inviting me to write an article for his journal, based on
In 1996 it was proposed to replace the word chairman in the statutes of the American Chemical Society. To contribute to the debate, I sent the comment shown below to the society’s magazine, Chemical & Engineering News. I received from the editor the reply: From: [email protected], 31 Oct 1996 To: [email protected] Dear Professor Farcasiu: Thank … Read more