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Quotes
That I will never do, because I am a Christian, and I shall die for God, and for him I will give many thousands of lives if I had them. And so, do with...
Nota in Brevis
Revolution and Year Zero – Vendémiaire?
The Peel District School Board - just outside of Toronto, Ontario, here in Canada - has just banned any books in its libraries published before 2008 - yes, fifteen scant years ago, a blink...
Quotes
On hearing Christ’s voice, we open the door to receive him, as it were, when we freely assent to his promptings and when we give ourselves over to doing what must be done. (Saint...
Nota in Brevis
Jim Croce’s Last Love Ballad
Jim Croce died tragically in a plane crash on this day back in 1973, ironically, just as his music career was taking off. He was returning from a long time away playing gigs on...
Nota in Brevis
Million Person March
We send our prayers and good wishes to the Million Person March this morning, in Ottawa, and elsewhere across Canada. May their witness, on this feast of the Martyrs of Korea, help bring an...
Quotes
This is my last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I...
Nota in Brevis
Liquefaction
So, to end my wondering as per the post today, the blood of Saint Januarius did liquefy, as it does a few times per year, by all accounts, miraculously. At least, there is no...
Editor's Corner
The Enduring Message of La Salette
On September 19th, 1846, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat, two shepherd children were coming home from tending their flock outside the picturesque hamlet of La Salette, nestled in the French Alps. Sitting on a...
