Therese, NAFTA and Communist Short Lists
I enjoy the serendipity of providence when the liturgical readings match up unwittingly with the day, as we celebrate Ste. Therese of Lisieux, more...
The Wrath of Agha Khan’s Island
One can only hope that Justin Trudeau's sense of entitlement and noblesse is finally catching up to him. Even the secular media, who have...
A Brief History of Eminent Atheists
Here is a sober thought. Let us suppose we might be looking for the first atheists in the history of the world. My candidates...
The Re-Consecration of England Through Our Lady of Walsingham
Tomorrow, March 29th, in the year of Our Lord 2020, five centuries after the beginning of what is known as the 'Protestant Reformation', England...
Rose of Lima and the ‘Art’ of Tattoos
Saint Rose of Lima (+1617) was a consecrated virgin, and the first native-born canonized saint of the Americas. She was renowned during her lifetime...
Unlocking the Hope That is In Us
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, “The most hopeful people in the world are the young and the drunk. The first because they have little...
The Baptist and the Second Sunday of Advent
Angelus, Second Sunday of Advent, 7 December 2003
1. "Prepare the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path" (Lk 3: 4).
This invitation of...
Apostles of Joy: J.R.R. Tolkien and St. Philip Neri
(Here be some thoughts from Kaleb Hammond the connection between J.R.R. Tolkien and the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, specifically the 'London Oratory', in...
Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?
We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well,
Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get
a little exercise. We’ll have a few...
Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism of an Old English...
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in the tradition of Christian prayer since the early days of the Church,...
