Catholic Insight
400th Anniversary of Saint Joseph as Patron of Canada
In 1624, Father Joseph LeCaron, an early Recollet missionary here in Canada, consecrated this land to Saint Joseph, adopting him as the nation's patron...
Theology on Tap, with Yours Truly
For those in the area in which I happen live, I've been asked to offer a few thoughts on 'How Can We Know That...
Musical Offering: O Bone Iesu
As we enter into Passiontide, for our musical selection this week we present Palestrina's O Bone Iesu, a short motet for four voices composed...
Two Saints, One Islam
For some reason, the saints on these two days in mid-March, buried in the midst of these Lenten days, have had some connection with...
Eleven Years
Today marks the eleventh anniversary of the election of Jorge Borgoglio to the Chair of Saint Peter as Pope Francis. Whatever one thinks of...
Saint Sophronius the Sophist
March 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Sophronius (560 - 638), patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to his death on this day in...
Some Good News For Once: Ireland Rejects Constitutional Change to Marriage and Family
Yes, as a follow-up to our post the other day on the proposed change to Ireland's constitution: Well, the Irish had enough sense in...
Six Organ Concertos By Handel
On this Laetare Sunday, where we may mitigate our Lenten practices somewhat, symbolized by the subdued colour of liturgical rose, and the organ may...
Trudeau’s ‘Hate Speech’ Law about to Make Martyrs in Canada?
History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. Trudeau and his Liberals are resurrecting the 'hate-speech' law, that was put to death years ago with...
Saint Colette of Corbie
Nicole Boellet (1381 - 1447) was a miraculous birth. Her childless, elderly parents, Robert and Marguerite, prayed to Saint Nicholas that they might conceive,...
