Month: May 2022

No More Teachers: French Education’s Back to the Wall

This time, things are really getting serious because a point of no return has been reached. The French system finds itself confronted with an unprecedented situation that no one has been able to anticipate on such a scale: the recruitment of teachers is becoming impossible.

Echoes from Ruby Ridge

A moral question lingers for both Americans and Europeans, 30 years after the Ruby Ridge incident: do we as citizens have the right to isolate ourselves and effectively secede from the rest of society? If we try to do so, does the government have the right to intervene and force us back under its jurisdiction?

Secular Spirituality Overtakes the Way of St. James

A large majority of participants, 75%, cited the walking itself as a motive; 20% revealed that they were walking to Santiago de Compostela to “find themselves, recharge their batteries and refocus.”

Kyiv’s National Opera House Reopens as War Enters its 4th Month

For the first time since Russia began its so-called ‘special military operation’ three months ago—and as the war rages on east of the Dnieper River—the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, in a symbolic act of defiance, has reopened its doors to the public.

Members of VOX Sign Manifesto Addressing Latin American Left

The manifesto is part of a general policy of raising awareness concerning Latin America’s dire political situation, and building a common front, partly through the Foro Madrid, a counterweight to the Sao Paulo Forum and Puebla Group.

Secular Spirituality Overtakes the Way of St. James

Secular Spirituality Overtakes the Way of St. James

A large majority of participants, 75%, cited the walking itself as a motive; 20% revealed that they were walking to Santiago de Compostela to “find themselves, recharge their batteries and refocus.”

May 29, 2022
Kyiv’s National Opera House Reopens as War Enters its 4th Month

Kyiv’s National Opera House Reopens as War Enters its 4th Month

For the first time since Russia began its so-called ‘special military operation’ three months ago—and as the war rages on east of the Dnieper River—the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, in a symbolic act of defiance, has reopened its doors to the public.

May 29, 2022
PM Orbán to Tax Banks & Multinationals to Guarantee Hungarian Security

PM Orbán to Tax Banks & Multinationals to Guarantee Hungarian Security

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will impose a temporary windfall tax on banks and multinational corporations who have reaped extra profits from the Ukraine war.

May 29, 2022
Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

Liberal thinkers have fetishized their false image of the rule of law as a commitment to neutrality. The idea has become such a sacred article of the liberal faith, that any effort to draw upon our Judeo-Christian heritage is condemned as tyranny.

May 29, 2022
FORGOTTEN CLASSICS:<br>Christianity, Outer Space, and Love

FORGOTTEN CLASSICS:<br>Christianity, Outer Space, and Love

Whereas much science fiction simply sidesteps the theological questions a Christian would raise on discovering rational life on other planets, C.S. Lewis asks us to wrestle with them.

Spain Reopens Border with Morocco Amid Fears of Insufficient Guards

Spain Reopens Border with Morocco Amid Fears of Insufficient Guards

Spain’s Minister of Interior has been accused of failing to assign proper resources to ensure that the border is properly secured.

Great Reset Architect Klaus Schwab at Davos: “The Future is Built by Us”

Great Reset Architect Klaus Schwab at Davos: “The Future is Built by Us”

During remarks at this week’s WEF Summit in Davos, the chief architect of the so-called ‘Great Reset’ said: “The future is not something that just happens. The future is built by us, by a powerful community, as you here in this room.”

May 28, 2022
Members of VOX Sign Manifesto Addressing Latin American Left

Members of VOX Sign Manifesto Addressing Latin American Left

The manifesto is part of a general policy of raising awareness concerning Latin America’s dire political situation, and building a common front, partly through the Foro Madrid, a counterweight to the Sao Paulo Forum and Puebla Group.

Abortion Support Abating in Italy

Abortion Support Abating in Italy

In Western Europe, Italy has been engaged for several years in a long and discreet process of reducing the practice of abortion. Without any publicised legislative change, without any loud political battle, the Italian population is gradually showing its opposition to a practice that generates a lot of suffering.

Peaceful Nigerians Facing Genocide, African Charity Warns

Peaceful Nigerians Facing Genocide, African Charity Warns

The charity has been investigating the circumstance of the latest deadly attack on peaceful farmers, a massacre of families working in their fields, but warns that the incident is “only the tip of the iceberg.”

May 28, 2022
Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

I would rather be ostracized for the truth than hide in shame living a lie. I refuse to embrace an illiberal, totalitarian ‘liberalism’ based upon distorted versions of truth, justice, and history.

Charles de Foucauld: From the Service of France to the Service of Christ

Charles de Foucauld: From the Service of France to the Service of Christ

Like so many other missionaries before him, on the shores of New France or in Asia, he proved that the ardent desire for missionary work is an extraordinary spur to progressing in the knowledge of others.