Catholic Insight
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Second Day – The Gift of Fear
Second Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Come, Father of the Poor!
Come, treasures that endure!
Come, Light of all that live!
The Gift of...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Third Day – The Gift of Piety
Third Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow
The Gift of Piety
The...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fourth Day – The Gift of Fortitude
Fourth Day
Thou, in toil are comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
The Gift of Fortitude
By the gift of Fortitude...
Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day
In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...
William of Gellone and the Implacability of Islam
William of Gellone (ca. 755 - 812) had two phases to his life: He began as a warrior knight of the Carolingian era in...
Newman and St. Philip Neri: The Quest for Sanctity
In honour of today's saint, here is an essay from a while back by Father Jonathan Robinson, C.O., (+2020, requiescat in pace) founder of...
Friedrich Ernst Fesca’s Hidden Treasure
For today's Sunday musical offering, here is the string quartet in C-minor by Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789 - 1826), who deserves to be much,...
Upcoming Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Master or Servant?
For those in the Pembroke area, I will be offering a presentation and discussion this May 28 at 7 p.m. at St-Jean Baptiste Parish Hall, 500...
Euthanasia in Britain, Canada Style
It's disconcerting when a former colony - Canada - deforms her mother country - Britain, like a son corrupting his father. As England debates...
Victoria Day, Dominion and Ales
A happy Victoria Day to all our readers, when we celebrate the history of our Dominion, first as a French, then a British colony,...
