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God is seen by those who have the capacity to see him, provided that they keep the eyes of their mind open. All have eyes, but some have eyes that are shrouded in darkness,...

Novena to Saint Joseph!

As the saying goes, Ite ad Joseph! - Go to Joseph, and today marks the beginning of the novena to the Protector and Defender of Our Lady and the Christ. There are many needs...

Hitchens’ Thoughts on Francis

An intriguing take on this pontificate, with more than a note of tragedy, from Dan Hitchens, senior editor at First Things.

Pope Francis Marks a Decade

Today, March 13th, is the tenth anniversary of the election of Jorge Bergolio as the 266th successor of Saint Peter, the first Pope from the 'new world', the first Jesuit to become Pope, and...

God thirsts, that we may thirst for Him (Saint Augustine, +430)

Four Spaniards and a Saint?

On March 12th, 1622, Pope Gregory canonized Philip Neri, along with Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila and Isidore the Farmer - or, as the Oratorian joke goes, 'four Spaniards and a saint'....

Byrd’s Ne Irascaris Domine – Be Not Angry, O Lord, Forever

For our Sunday musical offering this week, we present William Byrd's sublime setting of the Lenten motet Ne Irascaris Domine, in four parts, first published in 1589. The text is taken from Isaiah 64:10,...

Bill C-11 – Totalitarian Censorship of, well, Everything

Bill C-11 is a piece of government legislation designed to limit - that is, censor - 'hate material' on the internet and, as is the case for most such proposed laws, has metastasized from...

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