The Sacrament of the Eucharist under the Gaze of St Thomas Aquinas
This year we are joyfully celebrating the 700 year anniversary of the canonization of St Thomas Aquinas on July 18, 1323, by Pope John XXII,...
Obama: enforcer of the sexual revolution
In the last few years, US President Barack Obama has gone to great lengths to implement his vision of a sexual revolution for all...
Strong demand, intense debates: Ontarioâs 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...
Becoming a Catholic Pastor, Post -âPennsylvaniaâ
Itâs a real mess, and I assume that itâs going to get messier. In the past few days I have had many discussions, read...
Recapturing Reverence for the Eucharist
The most vital characteristic of our Catholic faith is not its external organization that has of late, thanks to Pope Francis, attracted the attention...
Confiteor, Et Miserere Mei
At the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we begin with the call to repentance and to a reflective manner of life...
Saint Helen and Pope John Paul II
August 18th is the traditional feast of St Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, the Empress who found the Cross of Christ. In...
What ‘Following the Science’ Really Means: The Limits of Medicine and Moral Freedom
If there is one thing that is omnipresent in empirical research, it is doubt.
This line has always stuck with me, from a methodology textbook...
The Spirituality of Lent and the Science of the Cross
âWorship the Lord your God, and serve only Himâ (Mt. 4:11).
On Ash Wednesday we began the observance of the holy season of Lent with...
Pope Benedict’s Last Holy Thursday
(Here is Pope Benedict's homily for April 5th, 2012, for the Mass of the Last Supper...one year before he made his own 'exodus' from...
