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Saints
In a Hurry to Get Things Done: The Gospel of Saint Mark
Saint Mark, writer of the Gospel and first bishop of Alexandria, was the missionary companion and amanuensis of Saint Peter, the first pope. The third-century theologian Saint Hippolytus (and repentant anti-Pope) claims that Mark...
Articles
Saint Fidelis’ Last and Greatest Sermon
Today is the memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, (+1622) whose original name was Mark Rey: 'Sigmaringen' was his birthplace in what is now Germany, and he took the name 'Fidelis' - faithful -...
Editor's Corner
George, Shakespeare and Brian Boru: England, Ireland and Fighting the Good Fight
Today used to be (*) a national holiday in England - as the people hearken back to an earlier and better time in the now tragically declined, if not lost, nation. For today is...
Editor's Corner
Into and Out of Africa
Pope Leo XIV is on the last leg of his pilgrimage to Africa, the destination he chose for his first apostolic visitation. Makes sense, for the continent is one of the few places left...
Editor's Corner
The Limpid Soul and Mind of Anselm of Canterbury
Saint Anselm (+1109) was bishop of the see of Canterbury, in the south of England, whose old buildings and cobbled roads still evoke her mediaeval era. Canterbury is famous both for her original founding...
Editor's Corner
Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin: Educator and Martyr of Silence
Bd. Marie-Anne Blondin (+1890), whose optional memorial falls today in our fair Dominion, the day of her birth in 1809, five decades before Canada was Canada. Most Canadians, alas, have likely never heard of...
Editor's Corner
Carney’s Amoral Majority
After five defections – euphemistically described as ‘crossing the floor’ – and three by-elections, Mark Carney and his Liberals how have their coveted majority. One wonders what bowls of pottage were offered in back-room...
Saints
Saint Kateri , Canada’s Protectress
This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six others, in Saint Peter' Square (she had been beatified by...
