Articles by Dan Fleming

It's all too easy to hijack conscience IMAGE Aurora

It's all too easy to hijack conscience

August 03, 2016 Comments

In an episode of The Simpsons, Bart confesses to Lisa that he has caused grave distress to his classroom teacher and has a “hot feeling in the back of his head”. Lisa says this is his conscience, making him feel guilty (in fact it’s a spider biting Bart’s head) (Baezer, 1993).

The CATHOLIC THING: Thinking Through the Death Penalty - Can It Be Justified? IMAGE Aurora

The CATHOLIC THING: Thinking Through the Death Penalty - Can It Be Justified?

June 02, 2015 Comments

There has been a myriad of commentary about the death penalty in recent weeks. Dan Fleming provides a perspective based on insights from the Catholic tradition.