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15 years 8 months ago
I find Elizabeth Scalia's Anchoress blog mean spirited. I'm sorry that you cite it here.
15 years 8 months ago
An easy-to-use presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours, probably easier to use than the four-volume Liturgy of the Hours recommended by the Anchoress, is the day-by-day presentation by Universalis. It is available online at www.universalis.com and is also available as an iPhone application in the iTunes app Store. (Anglicans or Episcopalians have their counterpart online at http://www.dailyoffice.org)
Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President Donald J. Trump aired the possibility of using massive bombs to destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant.
As Chicago’s “No Kings” protests against President Trump wound down Saturday afternoon, the celebration of Pope Leo at White Sox stadium began. Which made me wonder: Does one impact the other?
In judging the morality of an act of war, an easy ask is always: “Was the belligerent party left with no other recourse?” That does not appear to be true in this case.