Josef Pieper on Death and Immortality

“I am the resurrection and the life. He that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives...

Canceling Conservative Priests

Our world is becoming increasingly violent; a world where people are led and misled by half-truths, slogans and ideological clichés. This violence is directed...

Wisdom in Tough Times From Thomas More

1. When you feel like quitting “You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds… What you cannot turn...

Twelfth Sunday: Living the Truth Without Compromise

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? (Job. 38:1). We do well to consider the meaning of this question, posed by God...

My Anniversary of Ordination, Saint Joseph and Father’s Day

Today, Sunday 20, 2021, in the English speaking world, we celebrate Father’s Day. That means that both Malta as well as Canada are celebrating...

Theological Reflections on Cloning:  Personhood and Reproduction

(Some may not agree with all of  Dr. Alexander Lozano's conclusions, but his analysis of the issue of ensoulment and cloning is certainly an...

Saint Anthony of Padua’s Enduring Popularity

On Sunday 13 2021 the universal Church, and particularly, the Franciscan Order, celebrate with great joy the feast of St Anthony of Padua. In the...

Eleventh Sunday: The Vital Necessity of the Mass

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name (Ps. 92). Our celebration of the Paschal Mystery in all...

The Saints and the Sacred Heart

If the Lord never tires to forgive it is because His heart is never tired from loving us, poor sinners. In fact, God’s love...

Should We Care About Pride?

This is a question that I find myself pondering with some regularity, but for the last few years during the month of June –...