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Passion Plays: What makes them popular?

Perhaps the most famous production is the one held in Oberammergau, a German town of just over 5,000 residents in Bavaria, where the amateur cast reenacts every 10 years the last days of Jesus in a lavish production that rivals many high-budget…

On the killing of enemy sovereigns

The war against Iran does not appear to be genuinely defensive against an imminent threat; it is rather undertaken to prevent a threat that might, at some time in the future, materialize, and is therefore a “war of choice.” Natural law just war…

Our Untouchables – The Catholic Thing

We pride ourselves on the fact that we don’t have a “caste system” in America, with higher and lower castes and those at the bottom who are “untouchables.” I sometimes wonder, though, whether we have something analogous in the way we distinguish…

Netherlands Euthanizes Teenager With Autism

Yes, the headline is correct. In 2023, an autistic teenager was killed by euthanasia in the Netherlands. Some people might not care, but I have an autistic son, and I care a lot. This is not about terminal illness or uncontrolled suffering, not…