Slandering Catholics – A Perennial Pastime
In 1942, Catholic priest and apologist Ronald Knox remarked:
A quite new hatred of the Catholic religion is growing up within my own lifetime –...
The Catholic Spirit of Beethoven
Beethoven was baptized a Catholic on December 17th, 1770Â - in the time of Advent we now find ourselves, in the proximate preparation for...
Reaping the Rotten Fruits of Relativism
Our nation is in great turmoil; and those who should provide us with moral leadership are either completely silent or dithering as they assess...
Thoughts on Motherhood from the Saints
This Fourth Sunday of Easter is also Mother’s Day in certain countries, Canada, United States, India, Australia as well as many parts of Europe,...
Homily of Pope John Paul II on the Sacred Heart on His Journey to...
(This may bring back memories for some readers, of the apostolic visit of the great Pope from a by-gone era. Canada of 1984 was...
Pius XII: Staunch Defender of Cardinal Mindszenty
Today, October 9th, marks sixty-seven years since the death of Pope Pius XII, lovingly known as the Pastor Angelicus throughout his pontificate which spanned...
From 19th-Century Convert to 21st-Century Doctor: Newman’s Theology Speaks to Today
Introduction
In a time of quick changes in culture, and of secularism, and doctrinal arguments within the Church, the theology of St. John Henry Newman...
15th Sunday: The call to repentance
So the twelve went out and proclaimed that all should repent. (Mk 6:13)
The call to repentance is fundamental to the preaching of our Lord Jesus...
How to Receive Gifts, by František Nepil
(translated by Peter Hala)
So you see, it’s Christmas again, as if one painted it. Above all, you are smarter and wiser. Now you know...
Brendan’s Voyage
Today commemorates Saint Brendan, the sixth century Irish monk, the 'Navigator', whose main claim to fame is a supposed seven year trans-Atlantic voyage in...
