The Expurgated Bible
Do youngsters still read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes? I recall gobbling them up when I was a lad. There is one that I...
The True Meaning of Happiness
In his message for the celebration of the 50th world day of peace, His Holiness Pope Francis stated that “the eight beatitudes (cf. Mt...
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...
Ite Ad Joseph: The Archbishop’s Novena
As promised, I have pasted below the novena prayer to Saint Joseph, which the Archbishop of Ottawa, Terence Prendergast, has asked all Catholics in...
Must We Believe that Islam is Peaceful?
In another well-reasoned article by William Kilpatrick (we may disagree with some of his tone, but his points are good), he alludes to a...
Mulling over Merton
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, theologian, poet, mystic, and the author of more than seventy books. Having lost both parents by the...
A Few Advent Musical Selections
With Advent beginning, I wanted to share some musical selections for this time of waiting. Some will hopefully be familiar, and others will be...
The Saint Whose Speech Was Golden
On Monday 26 July 2021 I had the grace of visiting Ravenna, once the capital city of the Western Roman Empire, from 402 till...
Our Lady of Fatima to Blessed Jacinta
Here are some of the warnings Our Lady of Fatima gave to Blessed Jacinta, in turn to give to others, before her death from...
Parents Take Note: Recent FDA Ruling Means Minors Will be Able to Pick up...
(Even in Canada, ahead of the curve into the descent into amorality in so many other ways, you at least still need a prescription...