The Stars are Falling
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings at Mass once again turn to the end of this world and the...
Pope John Paul’s Second Last Second Sunday of Lent
(Here are a few words from the great Pontiff, from his second last Lent in 2004)
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS
Second Sunday of Lent, 7 March 2004
1. “Jesus took...
Massacres and the Evil One
How are we to respond to the recent massacres? The supermarket shooting just last week, and then the horrific killing of children as they...
Apostles of Joy: J.R.R. Tolkien and St. Philip Neri
(Here be some thoughts from Kaleb Hammond the connection between J.R.R. Tolkien and the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, specifically the 'London Oratory', in...
Facing 2020
“First we overlook evil. Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote evil. Then we celebrate evil. Then we persecute those...
Saint John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education: Part 2
(This is the second article in a series on Newman's philosophy of education. For the first reflection, may be found here).
Newman recognized that knowledge...
Euthanasia Death Panel: Harbingers of Doom
Yes, a cheery title for an article, but we are in a serious business, for unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise, Parliament must come...
Saints Edith Stein and Maximilian Kolbe: Witnesses to Hope
The philosopher and Carmelite Edith Stein (Saint Teresa Benedicta a Cruce was her name in religion), and the Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe were put...
The Who, What, and Why of “Walk the Opeongo Line”
To set out
on a journey like this –
67 kilometres – just over forty miles, or a marathon and a half - of walking,
camping, praying, etc....
On Chesterton and Children: Theology of Repetition
What am I doing here? Is this all there is to life?
These questions occasionally surface as I sit at my desk, surrounded by beige...
