A Catholic Approach to the Papacy
On this solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, celebrating their respective life and martyrdom, it is beneficial to dwell a moment upon the papacy...
HiddleSwfit No More: Why Taylor Swift May Never Get Married
Alas, in earth-shattering news, the couple known as 'HiddleSwift' has broken up. Yes, to you legions of fans (there have to be some out...
King Henry’s Anglicanism Gone Awry
The headline the other day read that the Anglican 'Church of Canada' had rejected same-sex 'marriage' in their recent synod by one measly vote....
Potty Mouth: A Reflection on ‘Swearing’
I have been asked to write about what is euphemistically, and rather incorrectly, known as 'swearing'. We have all perhaps heard our younger siblings...
One Papacy, Two Popes: A Brief Reflection
It is a curious situation in the Church that we have two living Popes, one of them a resigned, retired Pope 'emeritus'. One is...
The All-Too Hidden Strength of the Catholic Church
We Catholics sell ourselves short. As individuals, often; that will vary from person to person. But more importantly, we underestimate ourselves as a Church,...
Finding Unity Despite Disunity: God, Love and the Enduring Message of Terry Fox
Much of the Western world is split by issues pertaining to politics, economics, race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. No doubt, these issues need...
Laying Heavy Burdens of Carbon
John Robson is right, when he decries the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Trudeau and his entourage of 225 ‘delegates’ to the ‘climate change’ conference...
Herod, The Baptist and Conformity to the World
While I was away, relishing the world God has created (see my last post), we celebrated the memorial of the beheading of Saint John...
Two Justins
Today is, or rather was, as I am getting to this rather late, the memorial of Saint Justin Martyr, an early apologist for the...