Christmas, 2020
What is God like? The Bible itself answers the question if we examine it carefully. The first thing that struck me as I reflected...
Cultural Appropriation and the Shriveling of Free Speech
The days of free speech, as it was so quaintly called, fought for through the ages, seem to be drawing ever-closer to a sad...
Saint Joseph’s Perpetual Virginity and the Apocrypha
Some time ago a good friend of mine asked me to write an article touching on the Perpetual Virginity of Saint Joseph and concerning...
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...
The Grace of Divine Mercy
On Sunday 24 April 2022, the Second Sunday of Easter, we celebrate the Divine Mercy Sunday. During the 1930’s St Maria Faustina Kowalska received...
Fifth Sunday: The Mystery of Mercy
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying. ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’(Lk....
Matthew’s Lessons on Lenten Humility
If one can get past the nauseating image of John the Baptist dining on locusts, (which may our own lot soon - Ed.) chapter...
Augustine’s Monastic Mission
The first bishop of Canterbury, Augustine (+604), pronounced in England, ‘Austin’, was a Roman citizen, like the ‘other’ Augustine, of Hippo, who lived over...
The Inauguration of the Restored Icon of Our Lady of Damascus
Last Thursday, June 30th, 2022, the restored miraculous icon of Our Lady of Damascus, which dates back almost one thousand years, was officially inaugurated...
Mozart, the Catholic
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died during Advent, on December 5th, 1791, so it's fitting in this season of grace to reflect with faithful contributor Carl...
