A Parable for Today, or Always Do Thy Duty
“All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable.”
Some time ago an American missionary priest—we’ll...
Tattoos as a Spiritual, and Bodily, Harm
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you...
Reasonable Force?
We will soon learn the fate of Constable James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer currently on trial for murder, who, shortly after midnight on...
Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?
We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well,
Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get
a little exercise. We’ll have a few...
Babies, Rivers and Trees
In July 2022, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans.
The movement to grant legal...
Philomela – A Poem
"Philomela"
A lark sings through the hellish gloom;
Calls out to her Author.
Praising, loving, she cries her tune,
Piercing my ears to bother.
A lonely cry, muffled and...
How to Destroy the Family in Six Easy Lessons: The Beelzebul Method
I am known by many names like Beelzebul, Mephistopheles, or Satan. When I was created, God called me Lucifer, but I prefer--Prince of Darkness....
400th Anniversary of Saint Joseph as Patron of Canada
In 1624, Father Joseph LeCaron, an early Recollet missionary here in Canada, consecrated this land to Saint Joseph, adopting him as the nation's patron...
Pope Benedict’s Last Holy Thursday
(Here is Pope Benedict's homily for April 5th, 2012, for the Mass of the Last Supper...one year before he made his own 'exodus' from...
The Richness of the Holy Eucharist!
One of the most beautiful ways that the Holy Spirit teaches me to think about the Eucharist is that of pondering upon its immense...
