The sword of Damocles hangs over Europe
On July 13 1917 the three Portuguese children, Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, heard from Virgin Mary “if people do not cease offending God, a...
Martha and Mary: The Good Part
Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her (Lk. 10: 42).
⧾ In Christian tradition Martha and Mary have...
The Trudeau Reckoning
When Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould publicly accused Justin Trudeau and his senior aides before a Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee in February of...
Wheat and Tares
“Heaven” should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human...
Walking the Opeongo Line with Saint Ann
A brief note from the now-shuttered, yet still beautifully maintained, parish of Saint Joseph's, on the Opeongo Line, as we, about 90 or so...
Can Popes be Heretics?
Is the Pope a heretic? should sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but is a charge that has been made by a...
Misunderstanding Catholicism—A Primer for Catholics and Other Christians
I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one,...
On True Treasure
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Word of God spurs us to reflect on what our relationship with material...
Impurity to Insanity
Whither Purity?
“Canada is a sick country.” Tucker Carlson on the Yaniv case, July 2019
In a pair of columns in the National Post last month,...
18th Sunday: A Life Hidden with God
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...