A very old man, wearing the white robe of a Dominican brother, stands at a canvas, his hands trembling.

We have come to a new chapter in the COVID-19 crisis and conflict that has gripped our Church, this nation and the world.

"Gather round, lads," says the friar, stooping over an odd contraption, with a string fastened at one end, while the other end, laid over a wheel, is fastened to a freestanding weight.

A review of "The Quick Fix", by Jesse Singal.

"In this world you shall have tribulation. But have confidence, for I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

We suspect that more deadly than what the coronavirus might do to us is what we might be doing to ourselves.

The history of the Church during pandemic is full of saints who were miraculously defended from disease.

I will say this for the coronavirus, that it has caused the prices of hotel rooms in London to fall precipitously. 

One thing at least is certain about an epidemic like the Coronavirus: we should not look at it, or any other natural evil, in merely materialistic or even medical terms.