Fell On A Black Day: A Reflection on Chris Cornell’s Suicide
Chris Cornell, the frontman of the Seattle grunge rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave was declared dead on May 18. According to later developments throughout...
The Catholic ‘voice’ can help Canadians overcome the housing crisis
My wife and our friends recently read and discussed sections of Pope Leo XIII’s timeless encyclical, Rerum Novarum. Pope Leo XIV's name inspired us...
Of Trillions and Youth Summits
Another milestone for progressive Canada: We will soon hit the trillion dollar debt mark, not quite up to the 20 trillion south of the...
The Angelus and the Law’s Perfection
ANGELUS
St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 13 February 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In this Sunday’s Liturgy we continue to read Jesus’ so-called “Sermon on the Mount”. It...
Prodigal Catholics – Why They Leave, and Why They Return
A Pew Research Center poll indicated one out of every ten Americans is an ex-Catholic. Add them up as if they were a church...
The Resurrection was Real, and is the Foundation of our Faith – Alleluia!
(From a Regina Coeli address of Pope Saint John Paul II, April 21st, 1996):
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. In the liturgical season running from Easter...
From Marx to Gaia
People who are not governed by God
Will be ruled by tyranny.
William Penn
What an extraordinary convergence of events. As the Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky lay...
Compassion is not cynical: a reply to David Bentley Hart on Annulment and Divorce
David Bentley Hart has recently suggested that the Eastern Orthodox practice of divorce is more coherent and compassionate than the Catholic practice of annulment.
The...
Gregory’s Mission
One of the great joys of history is reminiscing about the past, giving hope for the present; for history is ‘eschatological’, moving towards a...
In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day
Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...
