Why to Say No to Trudeau
When the blackface scandal first broke, CTV political commentator Don Martin said that Justin Trudeau told him as a backbench MP that he would...
Holy Thursday “Do this for a Commemoration of Me.” – Luke 22:19
Sermon by Rev. Msgr. Vincent Nicholas Foy (August 14, 1915 – March 13, 2017), preached at St. Francis of Assisi church in Toronto on...
Should Christians Judge?
Jesus said, “Stop judging that you may not be judged.” (Matthew 7:1)
“Who are you to judge?” is the common refrain of those who might...
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...
Hard Sayings in Scripture
Geraldine Thompson, a Sister of Saint Joseph who taught English at Saint Michael’s College, Toronto, was utterly charming in person, . . . and...
May the Fourth Be With You and The Shroud of Turin
Besides being 'Star Wars Day' May the Fourth is also, more realistically, the traditional commemoration of the Shroud of Turin, claimed to be the...
Healing the Wound of Abortion
On a late winter’s evening, my mother left her body like a discarded nightgown on an unmade bed. I was sitting by the window...
Longing in Advent: Fourth Sunday
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of 'Christmas'. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmas—the birth of Jesus—but the...
Till We Have Faces: To Niqab, or Not?
In an interesting turn of events, the niqab, the face-covering veil worn by certain Muslim women, has become a defining election issue in Canada. ...
Keeping the Republic
The most marked political tendency of the American people has been to interpret their government as a pure and simple democracy, and to shift...
