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Nota in Brevis
Extraordinary Ordinary Time
With the feast of Christ’s Baptism last Sunday, and the 'Second Sunday' today, we enter back into what we now call ‘Ordinary Time’. We should not misconstrue this term - Ordinary' here means not...
Editor's Corner
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
Today, January 8th, is the feast of Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), one of the first Dominicans (officially known as the Order of Preachers) eventually becoming the third Master General of the Order (after...
Editor's Corner
Petit Brother André Bessette: The Miracle Worker of Montreal
On January 7th here in Canada we honour one of our most beloved homegrown saints, André Bessette (1845-1937), a humble lay-brother who went on to found Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. A sickly boy,...
Editor's Corner
Saint John Neumann, the Bishop Who Kept on Going
Today is the feast of Saint John Neumann - whom we should distinguish from Saint John Henry Newman, the English Oratorian and fellow saint; as well as from the non-ordained layman John von Neumann,...
Editor's Corner
The Epiphany to (the) Wise Men
A blessed and joyous Epiphany to all our readers, at least to those in Canada and other regions, where this solemnity is moved to the nearest Sunday. For the universal Church, it's on the...
Nota in Brevis
Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton: The First American-Born Saint
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 - 1821) signifies what America once was and, by the grace of God, may yet be again - the true 'MAGA', if you will, not based on money, but...
Editor's Corner
The Holy Name of Jesus
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under...
Editor's Corner
The Church Could Use A Few More Thomas (à) Beckets
A blessed continuing 'Merrie Christmas!' to all our readers, on this sixth day of the Octave, and then on through the the twelve days, right up to the Epiphany and the Baptism of our...
