C.S. Lewis and the World’s Last Night
There is much talk of the 'last days', the apocalypse, the end of the world. In in the midst of the turmoil that swirls...
Unnatural Family Planning
In a conclave of atheists, agnostics, and secular progressives, a seminar to discuss the human sexual drive would certainly speak about the most anatomically...
The Courage to Be a Mother
âAnd when the wine was failing, the mother of Jesus said to him, âThey have no wine.â And Jesus said to her: âWoman, what...
Saint George Preca, Catechist and Apostle of Malta
(We are a bit late, alas, in posting this reflection on Saint George Preca, a home-grown Maltese saint, whose feast was May 9th. But,...
The Gift of Consecrated Life
The recent feast of the Presentation of Our Jesus Christ at the Temple, the child Who is truly the light of the world, is...
Bossuet and Protestantism
Jacques BĂ©nigne Bossuet (1627-1704), bishop of Meaux, lived in a time shortly after the Reformation. A bishop of much lustre, Bossuet frequented Versailles, preaching...
The Inestimable Value of a Pilgrimage
Just as the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, we might say that the first step on the road to sanctity is...
Philomela – A Poem
"Philomela"
A lark sings through the hellish gloom;
Calls out to her Author.
Praising, loving, she cries her tune,
Piercing my ears to bother.
A lonely cry, muffled and...
Christ the King, and the Promise of Eternal Life
âTruly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradiseâ (Lk. 23:43).
From the moment that Our Lord spoke these words, the Church...
Mother EgarĂ©eâs Thimble and the Hierarchy of Truths
(On what would be the feast of Saint Nicholas, the great foe of heretics, you may enjoy this delightful reflection from Father Callam on...
