Why Holy Saturday?
Holy Saturday is the day in-between Good Friday and the Easter Vigil, when the Church is silent, bells go quiet, Churches are stripped and...
Easter Sunday: O Sacred Banquet in which Christ is Received!
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia (Communion...
Good Shepherds, Good Mothers and Benedict XVI
A blessed Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as' Good Shepherd' Sunday after the Gospel reading, upon which Father Callam offers an insightful meditation....
The Providential Election of Pope Leo in this Month of May
(On this feast of Saint Matthias - whom we may see as the patron saint of good choices - here is a fine reflection...
Strong demand, intense debates: Ontario’s Catholic schools at a crossroads
As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads.
In Ontario, as...
In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day
Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...
Turn to Mary and Fight Like Heaven
The Feast (Memorial) of Our Lady of Sorrows came on a Thursday this year and I celebrated Mass that day at St. Ursula church,...
Wherefore art thou, Modesty?
It may seem a bit odd to speak of modesty when the weather outside is frightful—at least roundabout where I live in rural Ontario. But...
A True Fairy Tale
We have heard that “God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform,” a phrase that occurred to me as I listened to the...
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...
