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Editor's Corner
Eighty Years Since Hiroshima
As well as being the feast of the Transfiguration, and the anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI, this day also has the sombre anniversary of the first of two uses - and...
Editor's Corner
The (Im)migration Question
The contrast between the disintegrating situation in Britain and Pope Leo IVâs sunny words on migration is a prompt for this brief reflection. We take to heart the Holy Father's exhortation to welcome and...
Nota in Brevis
Merton, Charbel and the Contemplative Life
In light of today's Saint Charbel - a hermit and contemplative - and last Sunday's Gospel on the roles of of 'Martha' and 'Mary', I thought I'd share this intriguing essay by Thomas Merton,...
Editor's Corner
All Roads Lead to Rome
On this feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden, one of the four co-patrons of Europe (along with Saint Benedict, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), it's fitting to post...
Nota in Brevis
There and Back Again
I returned from Rome late last night, around about midnight â at least, all the way back home, which required an hourâs walk through the city, to catch the bus to the airport (on...
Editor's Corner
Saint Arsenius the Great, and the Silent
Saint Arsenius, called âthe Greatâ, (350 â 445), whom we recall on this 19th of July, was one of the early monks of the desert, and founders of the eremitical way of monastic life....
Editor's Corner
The Profound Peace of Assisi
I wasnât quite prepared for Assisi, even if it was just what I needed. I suppose God works like that. When I got off the train in a place that looked something out of...
Editor's Corner
Florence: Art, Beauty and Truth
Firenze! Even the name - at least in Italian - signifies energy, exuberance, enthusiasm. What is one to say of Florence in a few words? I spent but an afternoon wandering the glorious city of...
