Trudeau Out, Carney In: The Fight for Canada’s Soul
The resignation of Justin Trudeau from political leadership should have marked a turning point for Canada. For years, Trudeau led this country down a...
The Assistance of Angels and Archangels in Human Affairs
(A blessed Sunday to all our readers, which would have been the feast of the Archangels - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael - or Michaelmas...
Matthew’s Lessons on Lenten Humility
If one can get past the nauseating image of John the Baptist dining on locusts, (which may our own lot soon - Ed.) chapter...
What is ‘Natural Theology’?
Natural theology is an attempt to prove, by the use of reason alone, that the claims of revealed religion are plausible. One of the...
How Busy People Pray
“Pray always.” (1 Thessalonians 5.17)
If we are to take Saint Paul’s words seriously, we see that there must be different forms of prayer; we...
Venantius and his Vexilla
Vexilla regis prodeunt; The banners of the king come forth;
fulget crucis mysterium, brightly gleams the mystery of...
The Great Saint Catherine of Siena: A Woman for our Time
Saint Catherine of Siena (1334-1380) was a feisty, indomitable woman. One might, in a Catholic way, claim her as an early 'feminist', in the...
Porn and the Disordering of the Human Mind
A propos of nothing, something grabbed my attention the other night, causing me to revisit a phenomenon that has long since disappeared from the...
Agape Love
Theresa of Avila wrote that “love is like a perfume-filled room.” Could it be that we can only describe such an ineffable concept using...
The Ascension and Discipleship
‘And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age’ (Mt. 28:20).
Our Lord’s Ascension which we celebrate today (or as in...
