Friday, January 9, 2026

Divorce, Sort of, Holywood Style

Following the break-up of HiddleSwift, it seems as though an infectious virus dissolving relationships old and new is spreading through Tinseltown:  Naomi Watts and...

Saint Mark and the Resurrection

At Easter Sunday Mass, you heard the closing verses of Saint Mark’s Gospel, or almost so. I say “almost” because our lectionary omits the...

The Roots of Eco-Socialism

Interesting, is it not, how – as the climate change hoax continues to advance itself with a wall of lies and half truths –...

Manliness, Courage and the Fear of Death

I recently returned from a trip to visit my family in Montreal and spend some time with old friends in the countryside nearby.  Across...

A Reply to Apologetics 101: Question 1: Proving that God Does Indeed Exist

Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from contributor Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith. This...

A Brief Reflection on What is Poetry

I believe poetry is the highest of mankind’s literary achievements, timeless, appealing down the ages, revealing imagery of the poet’s struggles and experiences, stresses...

Intolerant of Truth

“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around...

Dr. Frances Kelsey and Thalidomide

On this August 7th, back in 1962, Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian-American physician/pharmacologist (who hailed from bucolic and beautiful Cobble Hill, on Vancouver Island,...

Protecting Life Boldly in Malta

Presently the Maltese parliament is discussing an amendment which, if approved, will introduce abortion to Malta. As we know Malta, together with Andorra in...

I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday and Passiontide

‘I am the resurrection and the life
Do you believe this’? (Jn. 11:25-26). The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. We will now...