Friday, May 9, 2025

How Wisdom Is Superior to Knowledge

Wisdom and knowledge are not the same. One can have much wisdom and be short of knowledge. On the other hand, one can have...

St Teresa of Avila: A Practical Spiritual Companion on our Spiritual Journey

One of the great spiritual masters of all time is Saint Teresa of Avila, whose feast we celebrate today. Her teaching and example offer...

Leonardo da Vinci ~ Unfinished Artist (1452-1519)

Arguably the most popular painting in the Western World is The Last Supper, and virtually every educated person knows that it was painted by...

Trudeau Out, Carney In: The Fight for Canada’s Soul

The resignation of Justin Trudeau from political leadership should have marked a turning point for Canada. For years, Trudeau led this country down a...

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...

Father Lombardi’s Quandry

Well, you have likely heard that Father Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, has clarified that Pope Francis was indeed referring to contraception in his remarks...

For the Sake of One Iota

There are times when one word, even one letter, can make all the difference.  The scene is June of 325, in the basilica of...

Visions in the Streets: A Movie Review of “Don Bosco”

Year: 1988 Filming: Color  Length: 108 minutes  Genre: Biography/Drama/Inspirational/Religious  Maturity: PG (for brief language and intense thematic elements)  Main Cast: Ben Gazzara (Don Bosco), Patsy Kensit (Lina), Karl Zinny...

Why Children (and Adults!) Should Learn Latin

Whenever the census in Canada rolls round, I suspect that I am one of the few people who, in the box where one reports...

Fr. William Lloyd Ryan

(In the spirit of Holy Thursday, dedicated to the priesthood, what follows is an article on the late, great Father William Lloyd Ryan, written...