Editor's Corner
Canada Up in Smoke
(A retrospect on the legalization of cannabis in Canada, now six (!) years ago. The stultifying and enervating effects of this drug may in...
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, God’s Ground Wheat
Saint Ignatius of Antioch (+107) joyfully ‘went to the lions’, as the saying goes, meeting his martyrdom in the arena of the Coliseum in...
A Day of Four Saints
We celebrate a veritable panoply of saints today: In Canada, we have the memorial of Saint Marguerite D’Youville (+1771), the first Canadian-born saint. She...
Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Prayer
Today is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), a discalced Carmelite nun who reformed the Order, which traced its origins way back...
Saint Callixtus: From Slave, to Pope, to Martyr
This is the memorial of Saints Callixtus, (+222-223) (also spelled Callistus), whose life is historically shrouded, as are many of the early Christians. Some...
Nota in Brevis
Pope Saint John and Openness to the Holy Spirit
As we celebrate the feast of the Papa Buono, the Good Pope as he was affectionately referred to, Pope St John XXIII, what comes...
Neptune, Voyager and Where No Man Has Gone Before…
On this day in 1846, astronomer William Hessel discovered Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, just 17 days after Johann Galle discovered...
Feckless FEMA and Finding Our Own Way
Feckless:
Lacking purpose; without skill, ineffective, incompetent; lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
As another hurricane hurtles towards Florida - possibly a catastrophic...
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...
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and Praying for Peace
The Holy Father and the Patriarch of Jerusalem have called for a day of prayer and fasting on this upcoming Monday, October 7th, the...