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Nota in Brevis
A Significant Insouciance
If the reader wants a significant moment in the history of the Church in America, ponder the insouciant non-reaction from the assembled bishops to the intervention by the exiled Bishop Strickland, pointing out the...
Editor's Corner
Fakes Abound, but Truth Abounds Even More
We live in an unreal world, which is to say, one unhinged from the truth. One way to know what is right, is to know what's wrong, the via negativa, if you will.
First, a...
Editor's Corner
Albert, the Great, Theologian and Scientist
Saint Albert of Cologne (1200-1280), whose life spans what William Walsh called the 'greatest of centuries' was given the title 'the Great', even before his death. Scholar, Dominican, bishop, scientist, and Doctor of the...
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Musings on Mater Fidelis and the Munificence of God
Munificentissimus Deus is the title of Pope Pius XIIâs Apostolic Constitution declaring that Our Lady was assumed body and soul into heaven. In English, the âmost munificent Godâ, which is to say, a God...
Editor's Corner
Saint Lawrence O’Toole and His Irish Heart
November 14th marks the memorial of Saint Lawrence OâToole (LorcĂĄn Ua Tuathail, in the original Gaelic, 1125 - 1180). Lawrence was an Irish monk, abbot and, eventually, Archbishop of Dublin, helping to further establish...
Editor's Corner
Saint Josaphat, Martyr for Unity
Our Lord seems to have been speaking of our modern crisis when he warns in yesterday's Gospel that scandals are sure to come, and woe to him by whom they come, with the finishing...
Editor's Corner
Saint Martin of Tours and Armistice Day
It's Remembrance Day here in Canada as well as Britain and the rest of her dominions and territories; in America, itâs Veterans' Day. Both commemorate the signing of the armistice ending the war to...
Editor's Corner
Pope Saint Leo, the First of the Greats
Pope Saint Leo, the first pontiff to earn the title 'the Great', reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was known for many things. With his wise mind, his magnanimous...
