Saturday, May 24, 2025

Potty Mouth: A Reflection on ‘Swearing’

I have been asked to write about what is euphemistically, and rather incorrectly, known as 'swearing'.  We have all perhaps heard our younger siblings...

The Diamond of England: The Mission and Martyrdom of St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion first became a major part of my life when I was assigned to read Edmund Campion: Hero of God’s Underground by Harold...

Of True Feminism, Early Martyrs and Thomas Aquinas

The paradoxes continue in our modern era, not least of which is that concerning 'gender' and feminism, with two stories that come to mind: First,...

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A call to holiness.

Brothers and sisters, you are God’s building. ... For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17) Today we celebrate the...

The Question of ‘Bioethics’

“Three generations of imbeciles are enough.” – Supreme Court decision Buck vs. Bell   Carrie Buck was 17 when she was forced to enter the Virginia...

The Way of the Lord Jesus

The Way of the Lord Jesus http://twotlj.org   Free resources in moral theology by Germain Grisez Useful for priests, deacons, seminarians, catechists, and teachers. * ** For more information, contact...

Of Trillions and Youth Summits

Another milestone for progressive Canada: We will soon hit the trillion dollar debt mark, not quite up to the 20 trillion south of the...

The Long Hot Summer of 2018

On January 10, 1963, the Hon. A.S. Herlong Jr., a judge and Democratic congressman from Florida (1949-1969) read a document into the U.S. House...

Rose of Lima and the ‘Art’ of Tattoos

Saint Rose of Lima (+1617) was a consecrated virgin, and the first native-born canonized saint of the Americas. She was renowned during her lifetime...

T.S. Eliot on Society and Religion

Thomas Sterns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri and migrated to England at the age of 25. As did the American novelist...