Anyone who thinks that children are "innocent" in the moral, let alone the theological, sense of the word, has never spent ten minutes in the company of a real live child; and, what is worse, does not remember, or refuses to remember, his/her own childhood. Certainly children do not have the idea of the depth and extent of evil, of the many ways ( Read more... )

Isn’t it amazing how many supposed adults do not seem to have ever been children? It is particularly sad when these same persons pretend to legislate for those of us who have been, are, or will be ( Read more... )

Traditionally, in Italy, children used to write their Christmas letters not to Father Christmas (a comparatively recent import), but to Baby Jesus Himself. What surprises me is that apparently the habit has spread, and according to a recent book that collects highlights, these day they write to Him all the year round, and ask the most interesting ( Read more... )

A few days ago I wrote an entry about the problems that my tendency to rage caused in my relationships with others. I have no doubt that a lot of people will have read the last entry - about the abomination that is Dutch law, especially on euthanasia, and about the atrocious behaviour of the Dutch government in the matter of Ayaan Hirsi Ali - and ( Read more... )