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Editor's Corner
Darkness and Pronouns
And thick darkness shall cover the land...The widespread blackouts in Manitoba and California - regions which otherwise share almost nothing else in common - signify our tenuous hold on what we call 'civilization'. Contrary...
Editor's Corner
Ignatius’ Bread and Canada’s Weed
Saint Ignatius of Antioch (+107) joyfully 'went to the lions', as the saying goes, meeting his martyrdom in the Coliseum, perhaps less than a decade after the death of the last Apostle, John the...
Quotes
I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way. I plead with you: show me...
Quotes
All the wealth in the world cannot be compared with the happiness of living together, happily united (Saint Marguerite D'Youville, +1771)
Editor's Corner
Four Saints in One
We celebrate a veritable panoply of saints today: In Canada, we have the memorial of Saint Marguerite D’Youville (+1771), a lovely French Canadian mademoiselle, who married young to a dissolute man, Francois D’Youville, a...
Quotes
To have courage for whatever comes in life -- everything lies in that (Saint Theresa of Avila, +1582)
Nota in Brevis
A Time to Give Thanks, and a Time to Vote
A blessed and joyous Thanksgiving to all our readers, a greeting which we would have offered earlier, but some technical glitches got in the way.
Today is also the memorial of Saint Callixtus, who seems...
Quotes
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear. (Saint Therese of Lisieux)
