Thursday, October 9, 2025

May the Fourth Be With You and The Shroud of Turin

Besides being 'Star Wars Day' May the Fourth is also, more realistically, the traditional commemoration of the Shroud of Turin, claimed to be the...

Third Sunday of Easter: Christ, the Atoning Sacrifice

Jesus Christ the righteous…he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole...

The Ever-Worn Shroud of Conscience

“If a man has made up his mind that a certain wrong course is the right one, the more he follows his conscience, the...

The Manly Virtues of Saint Joseph

The head of the Holy Family, terror of demons, and protector of the holy Church – St. Joseph – enjoys the rare liturgical feat...

Pope Benedict and Saint Catherine of Siena

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Hall Wednesday, 24 November 2010 Saint Catherine of Siena Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to talk to you about a woman...

Per Transisset Sabbatum et Terra Tremuit

For this Sunday's musical offering, here first is John Taverner's (c.1490 - 1545) 'Dum Transisset Sabbatum', signifying Christ's victory over death after His burial....

Subsidiarity Subverted: Mark Carney’s Politics of Power Outside the Moral Law

As Canadians approach the snap federal election on April 28, they must confront a reality more disquieting than any partisan rivalry: the installation of...

Divine Mercy Sunday

‘Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe’… ‘My Lord and my God!’ (Jn. 20:18). Today is Low...
The winged Lion of St Mark Statue at St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Mark’s Gospel is True History

The four canonical Gospels are without question the four most important books ever written. These books give us an inerrant portrait of Jesus Christ,...

Our Lady’s Good Counsel

Our Lady of Good Counsel - Mater Boni Consilii - is one of the many titles of the Virgin Mary, this one dating back...