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Editor's Corner
Living Water in a Dry Land
If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38)
Then the angel...
Saints
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine, Foundress of Canada
We have celebrated a number of 'Catherines' of late in our liturgical calendar, two of them Canadian: Kateri Tekakwitha on April 17th, the native convert who adopted the name of Catherine of Siena, whose...
Blogs
Going West…
There's the old saying about ‘going west’ that appeals to the soul of the wanderer. Why this should be, I wonder, as I myself wander west’ to California, in part for the wedding of...
Featured Highlights
Saint François de Laval and the (Re)Conversion of Canada
'Tis difficult to believe that Quebec was once a a bastion of the Faith, incarnating in an almost unique way in the historical annals the harmony between Church and State, offering the early pioneers...
Editor's Corner
Blessed Marie-Leonie Paradis
There is a trio of Canadian Saints in this week: Saint Marie of the Incarnation on the last day of April; Saint Francois de Laval on the 6th of May; and today, the little-known...
Editor's Corner
Philip the Questioner and James’ Letter: Apostles and Martyrs
Philip and James, Apostles, have been celebrated together on this third day in May since the revision of the calendar in 1969. They were originally commemorated on May 1st, the anniversary of the church...
Editor's Corner
Athanasius Contra Mundum
This second day of May is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the great Saint Athanasius (+373), who stood contra mundum, against the world. He...
Editor's Corner
Work Made Light with Saint Joseph the Worker
In the waning years of the 19th century, before the war to end all wars at the dawn of the twentieth, followed by the imposition of 'real socialism' by Lenin and Stalin, the first...
