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Nota in Brevis
The Three Saints of the Day
Today is one of the rare, if memory serves unique, days in the liturgical calendar wherein we celebrate three saints. Â In chronological order, they are:
Saint Bede, who is called the Venerable (672-735) a monk...
Editor's Corner
The Pope, Trump and Climate Change
The Holy Father and President Donald Trump finally had a face to face meeting yesterday which, as accounts have it, began rather awkwardly, but soon warmed up (although the Pope still looks rather stony-faced...
Editor's Corner
Help of Christians, China and Trudeau’s Communion
Today is the memorial of Our Lady Help of Christians, a title first used by Saint John Chrysostom, patriarch of Constantinople, in 345, and invoked ever since. Pope Saint Pius V urged Catholics to...
Editor's Corner
Massacre in Manchester
ISIS has struck again, in the heart of Britain, as a suicide bomber detonated a âsophisticatedâ device as young concertgoers were leaving an âAriana Grandeâ concert in Manchester. At least 22 have been killed,...
Blogs
If you are looking for some holiday reading, I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on artificial intelligence. Â Peruse as you will, and comments are always, or almost always, welcome.
Peace and...
Editor's Corner
The Queen’s Birthday
A very joyful Victoria Day to all our Canadian readers! Â A statuatory federal holiday, which was originally instituted to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819), Canadians celebrate the first 'long weekend'...
Nota in Brevis
Sad and foreboding news indeed from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston:  The administration has threatened within weeks to 'reorganize' or 'close' both the English and Philosophy departments, citing 'financial' considerations, an  unheard...
Editor's Corner
Pope Benedict, Silence and Cardinal Sarah
I just came across a brief commentary by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, on Robert Cardinal Sarah's new book, The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise.  What the Pope Emeritus writes here will comprise...
