Sunday, December 14, 2025

Doors of Victory

And there was a great battle in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels. And...

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...

In Defense of Sanity: Chesterton’s Remedy

G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) hardly needs an introduction to the typical reader of Catholic literature. Author of more than sixty books of essays, fiction, poetry,...

Our Lady’s Good Counsel

Our Lady of Good Counsel - Mater Boni Consilii - is one of the many titles of the Virgin Mary, this one dating back...

Pope Benedict and Saint Hildegarde of Bingen

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo Wednesday, 1st September 2010  Saint Hildegard of Bingen Dear Brothers and Sisters, In 1988, on the occasion of the Marian Year,...

Trudeau’s Tantrum

Most readers will have seen the bizarre behaviour of the Prime Minister yesterday evening.  As witnesses and the video record attest, Mr. Trudeau, in...

Boring Sermons: A Thomistic Take

Why Sermons are Boring   Daniel Callam, C.S.B. In moving offices recently I found, between my copies of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, a long-lost...

Good and Bad Fruit

Eighth Sunday Per Annum (C) March 3, 2019. No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each...

The Shadow State and the Rule of Law

Donald Trump and his team are complaining of being stymied in his presidential efforts, to which I will return in a moment.  Whatever one...

Saint Leopold Mandić: a living icon of the Good Samaritan

Friday, May 12th, we Franciscan Capuchins celebrate with great joy the feast of our Capuchin confrere St Leopold Mandić. Who was this great man...