It is a wise and beautiful thing to allow people of many kinds and origins to enter and become part of our country in search of a better life. It is a wise and prudent thing to regulate the inflow of new residents to make sure that terrorists are kept out and that the newcomers are brought into our institutions.
Upon hearing that I had visited the Diocese of Miami recently to talk about natural law and the crisis of marriage, a friend asked “What’s the good news?”
It’s not an easy question. But there is good news.
Ever since Sen. Marco Rubio’s comments about vocational training during last Tuesday’s Republican debate, I’ve been getting letters from friends, students, and former students who know my checkered past. Like this one:
[C]onscientia est sicut praeco Dei, et nuntius; et quod dicit, non mandat ex se, sed mandat quasi ex Deo, sicut praeco, cum divulgat edictum regis. Et hinc est, quod conscienta habet virtutem ligandi in his, quae possunt aliquo modo bene fieri.
In a conversation with grad students the other day, I suggested that all other things being equal, adoption policy should give preference to couples. Though a few of them agreed, others objected that such a policy would amount to “punishing singles.”
I found that an interesting expression.
The logician’s wife is having a baby. As soon as the baby is born, it is placed in the father’s arms. The mother asks, “Is it a boy or a girl?” The father replies, “Yes.”