Pestilence in the Light of Faith
The time we are living in now looks like a story taken from a fiction book. The world is upside down and everything seems...
Argumentative Starting Points
Jesus provides us with a motive for acting, viz., the love of God, which in practical terms produces a love of our neighbours. The...
Moving Through the Readings and Finding One’s Path
It must be admitted that sermons can be awfully boring. I know that my heart sinks when I hear a priest begin, “In the...
In the Glorious Light of Easter, Alleluia!
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
The Significance of the March for Life
The upcoming feast of Saint Matthias, May 14th, paradoxically marks the sombre anniversary of the legalization of abortion in Canada, under Trudeau Sr., in...
The O Antiphons and the Last Seven Days of Advent
On December 17th we begin the seven days of proximate preparation for Christmas, analogous to the more familiar twelve days of Christmas, which follow...
The Office of Peter
As everyone knows, the word “catholic” means all inclusive. It can be used with no religious connotation, as in “a catholic taste in reading,”...
The True Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease...
Christian Aging
(Adapted from a talk given by Father Daniel Callam, C.S.B., to the seniors’ group at Holy Rosary Parish, Toronto, on 20 June 2018)
 Introduction
Our Lord commanded...
Thoughts on a Pestilence
Let’s see.
Housebound by this COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos. Probably more than reasonable people might consider healthy. Nevertheless, this...
