Dr. Donald DeMarco, Author at Integrated Catholic Life™

Worlds Apart

Posted by Dr. Donald DeMarco | May 25, 2012 | Family |

I am a father and a philosopher. This is not necessarily an unusual combination, but it does give me a range of interests that spans two rather distinctive worlds. I am interested in the family, its challenges and rewards, its...

Seven Deadly Fallacies in Pro-Abortion Arguments

Posted by Dr. Donald DeMarco | Apr 21, 2012 | Prolife |

We are rational animals, let us reiterate. This is not a matter for debate. In fact, it explains...

The Nature of Forgiveness — Humanly Possible?

Posted by Dr. Donald DeMarco | Dec 31, 2011 | Living |

The exalted nature of forgiveness is attested to by the fact that it presupposes a number of other virtues. Consider three virtues in particular: justice, clemency, and mercy. Justice has the nature of an equation: Borrowing 10...

On the Importance of Stretching

Posted by Dr. Donald DeMarco | Nov 11, 2011 | General |

The center of the Sistine Chapel depicts an image that has been over-utilized to the point of becoming a cliché. Nonetheless, its meaning is still worth revisiting, for it encapsulates the central drama between God and man. An...

On the Importance of Laughter

Posted by Dr. Donald DeMarco | Oct 28, 2011 | General |

Australian aborigines have a most imaginative myth that speaks to both the importance and to the elusiveness of laughter. They envisioned a Giant Frog who had swallowed all the waters of the world. Since life cannot continue...