Catholic Insight
The Ludicrous Seriousness of Sports
I don’t watch professional sports, but made one brief exception last night to watch the third, and final, period in the NHL playoff game....
Bach and the Baptist
On this Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, in 1724, Bach first presented one of several cantatas he composed on the great saint and...
Liturgical and Moral Orthodoxy
The Catechism makes clear that there is a close link amongst the three-fold mission of the Church, leiturgia, diakonia and martyria: (cf., Deus Caritas...
Juneteenth and Subtle Slavery
Just a few words about Juneteenth, a commemoration, instantiated into law in 2021, celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, which was promulgated in...
Consubstantial with the Father
On this day in 325, the first version of the Nicene Creed was adopted by the Council of that name, the first such 'ecumenical'...
Saint Gregory Barbarigo
https://catholicexchange.com/st-gregory-barbarigo-bishop/
Three Saintly Guys
There are two saints commemorated on this June 12th named Guy, and I know not whether this was planned. Certainly, there are no coincidences...
D-Day and Normandy Documentary
For those who'd like a vivid and accurate overview of the 'taking of Normandy' this documentary is one of the best. For the re-conquering...
A Homeless Generation
An intriguing, and disconcerting, claim by Martin Pelletier, CIO, that the minimum income to qualify for a mortgage on an 'average house' in Canada...
Boniface, Belloc and the New Paganism
This is the memorial of the great Saint Boniface, whose life story is well recounted by Pope Benedict in an accompanying post, and whose...
