Monthly Archives: May 2016
Bishop-Elect Father Scott McCaig
This evening at 7:30 p.m., on the Feast of the Visitation, fittingly enough celebrated on the last day in the month of May dedicated...
The Sad Interview with Jean Vanier Supporting Medical Aid in Dying
Alas, the capitulations continue. A few days ago, I listened on the CBC to an interview with the great Jean Vanier, the founder of...
Conservative Prudence?
I received a rather critical email in response to my last post on the Conservative capitulation, so thought I should clarify my, and hopefully...
Glorying in Glass: A Movie Review of “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Year: 2012
Filming: Color
Length: 127 minutes
Genre: Drama/Adventure/Fantasy
Maturity: PG-13 (for intense themes, scary images, and fantasy violence)
Cast: Kristen Stewart (Snow White), Chris Hemsworth (the Huntsman), Charlize Theron (Ravenna), Sam Claflin (Prince William),...
Conservative Capitulation
To capitulate derives from the Latin root capis, capitis, 'head', and literally means to cease to resist an opponent by drawing up terms under...
Saint Philip and Witnessing for Life
Today is the feast of Saint Philip Neri (+1595), the second Apostle of Rome, and the founder of the Oratory, whose houses are now...
To Yoga, or Not?
Last week, I was walking through Ottawa, and what greeted me on the vast lawn in front of the Parliament buildings was a sight...
Feminists Have Lost Their Mission
I share one thing in common with feminists: I’ve never understood the women who call themselves “pro-life feminists.” Being pro-abortion is not only the...
Trudeau’s Tantrum
Most readers will have seen the bizarre behaviour of the Prime Minister yesterday evening. As witnesses and the video record attest, Mr. Trudeau, in...
Birthday Blessings to JP II, Marriage and the Liberals’ Ludicrous Energy Plan
*Today would have been the 96th birthday of Pope Saint John Paul II, who died just shy of his 85 birthday. Very few Popes...