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Articles
Murder, Inc., Canadian Style
As of midnight tonight, as I write on this June 6th, the murder of adults will be legal in Canada. Of course, we have had the legal killing of the unborn since May 14,...
Articles
Two Justins
Today is, or rather was, as I am getting to this rather late, the memorial of Saint Justin Martyr, an early apologist for the faith. Not as in 'saying sorry', but as in apo-logia,...
Nota in Brevis
Bishop-Elect Father Scott McCaig
This evening at 7:30 p.m., on the Feast of the Visitation, fittingly enough celebrated on the last day in the month of May dedicated to Our Lady, Father Scott McCaig, the Moderator of the...
Blogs
The Sad Interview with Jean Vanier Supporting Medical Aid in Dying
Alas, the capitulations continue. A few days ago, I listened on the CBC to an interview with the great Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche, which cares for severely handicapped and developmentally challenged people,...
Articles
Conservative Prudence?
I received a rather critical email in response to my last post on the Conservative capitulation, so thought I should clarify my, and hopefully your own, thoughts:
As I wrote, there may be nothing wrong...
Editor's Corner
Conservative Capitulation
To capitulate derives from the Latin root capis, capitis, 'head', and literally means to cease to resist an opponent by drawing up terms under 'headings' or 'chapters'. So any mutual agreement is a kind...
Editor's Corner
Saint Philip and Witnessing for Life
Today is the feast of Saint Philip Neri (+1595), the second Apostle of Rome, and the founder of the Oratory, whose houses are now found throughout the world (Bd. John Henry Newman brought the...
Editor's Corner
To Yoga, or Not?
Last week, I was walking through Ottawa, and what greeted me on the vast lawn in front of the Parliament buildings was a sight to behold: Hundreds of raised posteriors in various tight-fitting spandex...
