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Nota in Brevis
July 14th, 2017
Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), former soldier, gambler, sinner, then revert, nurse, dedicated carer for the sick, and saint. Â Also a contemporary and a penitent of Saint Philip Neri.
Today also marks the anniversary of...
Editor's Corner
Thought Control, Khadr and King Henry the Emperor
I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on a quartet of totalitarian thought-control laws recently passed here in Canada.  Feel free to peruse and comment. One of the purposes of this...
Editor's Corner
Saint Benedict and Travels
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose 'options' carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young age, he retreated from the decadence of sixth century Rome,...
Nota in Brevis
Cross Canada Pilgrimage
I am currently travelling across this fair land, by car, with two former students, visiting friends and alumni along the way, in this sesquicentennial anniversary. Â A quixotic adventure, with many miles yet to go,...
Articles
Whence and What Authority?
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them…”
So quoted Malvolio in Shakespseare’s Twelfth Night (albeit as he read from a letter written by Maria, so, ironically, the great lines on greatness...
Editor's Corner
Maria Goretti, Lust and the Noon-Day Devil
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5:8)
But I say to you every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart...
Nota in Brevis
The Sacrifice of Saint Antoine Daniel
At Mass this morning at Martyrs' Shrine (yes, I did go on the pilgrimage I mentioned) the priest reminded us that today is the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Antoine Daniel, one of...
Editor's Corner
Thoughts on July the Fourth: Oz, Ireland, Canada and, of course, the U.S. of A.
Following upon my brief remarks upon the charges laid against Cardinal Pell last week, a must-read is this insightful article by Julia Yost in First Things. One of the commentators remarks that this case...
