Fifth Sunday of Easter, and Augustineās Tale of Two Cities
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out heaven from Godā¦and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, āSee,...
Saint Margaret of Cortona and Ongoing Conversion
On May 16th, the Franciscan family within the Universal Church celebrates the feast of St Margaret of Cortona. Her life was not at all...
Que Sera, Sera Serfdom: Mark Carney and Collapse by Design
(Mark Carney's choice of cabinet members is indicative - what is old is new again - not least reinstating radical environmental activist Stephen Guilbeault....
Saint Isidore the Farmer and Rerum Novarum
Saint Isidore, or, in his native Spanish, Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, was named after the other Saint Isidore, the bishop of Seville (whom...
The Providential Election of Pope Leo in this Month of May
(On this feast of Saint Matthias - whom we may see as the patron saint of good choices - here is a fine reflection...
The Covenant Form Fulfilled in the Church
(A fitting reflection from contributor Mike Schramm, on how the Old Testament covenantsĀ point to the Catholic Church - and, we may add, to...
Thoughts on Motherhood from the Saints
This Fourth Sunday of Easter is also Motherās Day in certain countries, Canada, United States, India, Australia as well as many parts of Europe,...
Fourth Sunday of Easter and the Voice of the Divine Shepherd
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep (Jn. 10:11).
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and as we...
Why is There a Pope?
"I pray that you will be one as I and the Father are one." John 17:21
A Protestant friend of mine once asked why Catholics...
Words from the Cross
The final words of Jesus on the Cross at the last moments of his earthly life offer us demanding instructions for our prayers.Ā Jesus,...
