Monday, June 30, 2025

The Significance of the March for Life

The upcoming feast of Saint Matthias, May 14th, paradoxically marks the sombre anniversary of the legalization of abortion in Canada, under Trudeau Sr., in...

Misunderstanding Catholicism—A Primer for Catholics and Other Christians

Ā I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one,...

Humility and Happiness

The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal (Sir. 35:17). ā§¾ The parable of the...

Timely Words from a Far Off Place

(On this feast of the Holy Family, in my breakfast reading, I stumbled across this homily from Pope Saint John Paul II which he...
Pope St. John Paul II

John Paul II and Cathedra Petri

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NEW CARDINALS HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II Thursday, 22 February 2001 Feast of Saint Peter's Chair 1.Ā "'Who do you say that I am?'. Simon...

The Catholic Church: A History of Adapting and Embracing New Technology

Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. —St....

The Fifth Sunday of Easter: Body, Soul and Spirit

Geraldine Thompson, a Sister of Saint Joseph who taught English at Saint Michael’s College, Toronto, was utterly charming in person, . . . and...

Twelfth Sunday, Open Churches and the Return of the King

ā€˜Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven’ (Mt. 10: 26, 32). ā§¾ At long...

Stomping on the Devil’s Toe

The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that the devil is not only real, but most certainly is not just some blind impersonal force...

Every Life’s Sacred, or None Are

Jesus provides us with a motive for acting, viz., the love of God, which in practical terms produces a love of our neighbours. The...