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Hitchens’ Razor and arguments

5 November 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

“What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.” — Christopher Hitchens, philosopher Ratcliffe, Susan, ed. (2016). “Oxford Essential Quotations: Facts”. Oxford Reference (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191826719. Retrieved 4 November 2020

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On Originalist claims

17 October 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

If Amy Coney Barrett was a true originalist, she wouldn’t be allowed to vote. — Steve Hofstetter, comedian

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Scripture and Tradition, Law and Precedent

15 October 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

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Evangelium Vitae and being pro-life

10 October 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

“Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia, or willful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind, attempts to coerce the will itself; whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, […]

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A child’s question during children’s sermon

6 October 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

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On blogging during election time

6 October 2020 · by  6 Comments

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Mission Memories of an empleada

7 September 2020 · by  1 Comment

In spite of it all, we built a solid friendship, within the boundaries allowed by the cultural expectations of master/mistress/maid. We bent a few of the boundaries and she learned to flex with us. But, we had to learn to not break the cultural boundaries just because they were different than ours. We left on […]

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List of fact-checking organizations

30 August 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto 7 Comments

Respected specialty sites cover niche areas such as climate or celebrities. Here are a few examples:Climate FeedbackSciCheckQuote Investigator There are many fact-checking sites outside the U.S. Here is a small sample:FactsCan (Canada)TrudeauMetre (Canada)El PolĂ­grafo (Mexico)The Hound (Mexico)Guardian Reality Check (UK)BBC Reality Check (UK)Channel 4 Fact Check (UK)Full Fact (UK)

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Lowering recidivism

27 August 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

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Recidivism and statistics

23 August 2020 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

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