Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Great Green Grift

“Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his...

Eva Forgives the Angel of Death

Here is a poem by Lorraine Labriola, on forgiveness, which we post in light of the Jewish commemoration of Yom Kippur - the Day...

Half-Baked Mission?

When I was a child, I thought like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things… These words of Saint...

The Feast of the Chair of Peter

On Monday February 22 we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St Peter. What do we mean by the Chair of Peter and...

C.S. Lewis’ ‘Mere Christianity’ as ‘Mere Puritanism’

 In a letter of 11 December 1944 C. S. Lewis mentions five “shining examples of human holiness”. Along with Saint Francis, George Herbert, George...

Why Are Catholics Not Holier Than They Are? Father Paul Quay Responds

On his visit to our college a few years ago, the Jesuit scholar Father Koterski mentioned a book that he described as the 'most...

The Eucharist is Everything

Taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the...

Wheat and Tares

“Heaven” should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human...

Some Salient Points on the Rosary in the Apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae by...

As we celebrate the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, we would do well to reflect upon the Apostolic Letter by the...

The Universal Search for Affection – Looking For Love in Some of the Wrong...

It probably begins in utero when hearing awareness first develops. The baby inside, safe and wet and warm, hears the noises of activity nearby,...