The Cult of Sentimentalism
“A sentimentalist is one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” Oscar Wilde
Stuffed animals, flickering candles, cello-wrapped flowers, unfocussed...
Divine Friendship
Our Gospel reading today is a continuation of last Sunday’s reading. You recall that in the beatitudes Our Lord invites us to tread the...
Forgive our Sins as We Forgive
I’ve been hearing confessions, now, for over fifty years, and I have noticed that there is one sin that comes up more than any...
Polycarp’s Late and Early Witness
Commemorating a simpler time in the nascent Church, today is the memorial of Saint Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, and a disciple of Saint John...
Benedict on Homosexuality and the Priesthood
In a 2011 article, Father Brian Mullady ponders the question of homosexuality in the priesthood, a theme abounding everywhere, except where it might most...
The Iranian Revolution … 40 years later
“What did I do to them?” Shah Reza Pahlavi, 1979
Throughout the world, February 11 of this year may have seemed like any other day.
It...
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...
Pro-Life… Is It Working?
For the Pro-Life movement, it was a perfect storm of related events causing many of its supporters to wonder why the movement itself appears...
Return From Exile
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are two of the lesser-known books of the Bible, but they are actually very important to understanding God’s...
They Have no Wine: Our Lady’s Role in Salvation
I enjoy the way that John begins the story of the wedding feast at Cana because he presents Mary with a mysterious authority that’s...
