So Let it Be Written: A Movie Review of the Ten Commandments
(A recent review of an older film, the Ten Commandments hearkens back to a more golden, and more innocent, era of Hollywood. Much better...
Father Jacques Hamel and the Faith of Europe
Another Islamic massacre, this time of an octogenarian priest, Father Jacques Hamel, saying Mass in a church in Saint Etienne de Rouvray in the...
A Reflection for Christmas: God, Truth and Love
As Christmas rolls around this year, try not to be swept up with the hoopla of consumerism and economic materialism. In our day and...
Pilgrimage as a Path to Holiness
“God evidently loves pilgrims. For to some, like Tobias, he sent angels as guides. To others, like Abraham, he just said, ‘Arise and go’”...
A Lesson in Para Bellum: Knight of the Long Knives
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. – Mark Twain
Si vis pacem, para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war.
This weekend...
Luther’s Fateful All Hallowed Eve
(Here is a re-post of a reflection on this 'All Hallow's Eve' anniversary of the generally accepted date for the formal start of the...
A Dialogue on Life’s Meaning: An Assessment
A graduate school federated with the University of Toronto, hosted an event revolving around three distinct perspectives centered on the following question: “Is there...
Christ is Risen! The Resurrection as the Foundation of our Faith
The fifty days between Easter and Pentecost are devoted to meditation on the mystery of the resurrection, which is the foundation of Christianity. Just...
The Echo of Glencoe
On the way to the Highlands, about thirty or so miles north of Dumbarton, one passes through a valley of sombre beauty and history,...
The Baptist and Akita
A blessed memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, recounted in all three of the synoptic Gospels. His martyrdom was at the request...
