Submarine Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude is one of those double-barreled German words that signifies more than its literal meaning. Like schweinehund - pig-dog - which brings to mind...
Our Lady of Good Remedy
On this October 8th, we commemorate Our Lady of Good Remedy, fittingly the day after Our Lady of the Rosary (also called Our Lady...
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher: Forming the Next Generation
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher (+1849) is commemorated today along with Saint Bruno, a Canadian sister, who, under the inspiration of Saint Eugene de Mazenod and...
Duc in Altum: A Perpetual Adoration Success Story
"Duc in altum" is a Latin phrase meaning "put out into the deep," originating from Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Luke 5:4. Christ...
Wenceslaus and Lorenzo, Incidental Martyrs
This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made - So purportedly said Thomas More, who loved all the good things of life,...
Blessed Émilie Tavernier Â
For an official biography of today's home-grown Canadian saint, the youngest of fifteen children - yes, large families are quite conducive to holiness, if...
Novena to the Canadian Martyrs
Here in Canada, we celebrate the feast of the Canadian Martyrs on September 26th, so the novena to them begins today. Our Dominion could...
International Hobbit Day
In the midst of all the bad news swirling around us - about which more anon - it may provide some small comfort to...
Charlie Kirk: A Poem, In Memoriam
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Father, when we step into the night,
guide us with Your precious light.
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To this land of the free and brave
Please come to hallow and to...
Felicitationes ad Leonem, Papam
We here at Catholic Insight would like to extend our heartiest, if a bit belated, birthday greetings to Pope Leo XIV, who turned 70...
