Capitalism, Communism and Christ
Jesus said, âWatch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.â Luke 12:15
Capitalism may simply be defined as the economic system that...
Blessed Hermanus Contractus
Hermanus of Reinchenau (1013 â 1054) called âContractusâ due to the deformity purportedly caused by spina bifida and a cleft palate (as well as...
Married Saints
Glance at any catalogue of saints and you will be struck, as I was, at how few of them were married. There are Mary...
Roger Bacon: Seer of Science
(We are soon approaching the feast of Saint Albert the Great, Dominican, teacher of Saint Thomas, and patron saint of scientists on the 15th...
Urbi et Orbi of John Paul II
This 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and to the world) address of Pope Saint John Paul II from 2002 has lost none of...
Why is There Purgatory?
âAll who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo...
True Christian Tolerance
In Lent we pledge ourselves to acquire virtue. The one, perhaps the only, virtue universally honoured today is tolerance. It is a useful Lenten...
The Catholic âvoiceâ can help Canadians overcome the housing crisis
My wife and our friends recently read and discussed sections of Pope Leo XIIIâs timeless encyclical, Rerum Novarum. Pope Leo XIV's name inspired us...
An American Professorâs Reaction to the Election of an American Pope
âSorry. Iâm blowing up your phone,â I wrote after sending a barrage of text messages regarding the election of Pope Leo XIV. âI'm blowing...
Frost and Fire: A Lenten Poem
To have the soul of a poet Lord,
To have one that feels to the depths.
The gaping wide hole in my soul Lord
The sadness and...
