God or King?
I have this theory, and history attestst to its veracity, that people are by nature monarchists. Oh, we may give lip service to republicanism...
Pope Benedict and the Third Sunday of Easter
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Gospel from this Sunday, which is the Third Sunday of Easter, is that of the disciples of Emmaus. They were two of...
Joseph Priestley on Jesus and Socrates Compared
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was an English theologian, philosopher, and scientist who is credited with the discovery of oxygen and the invention of carbonated water....
Holy, or False, Innocence?
Marc Bauerlein has an insightful essay on false innocence in the recent issue of First Things, describing those who feign an innocence that, perhaps...
Sovietization, Migration and Destabilization
“If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world,...
The Need for Spiritual Care in Dementia
“Dementia is a group of symptoms that affects mental cognitive tasks such as memory and reasoning. Dementia is an umbrella term that Alzheimer’s Disease...
Tents, Migrants and Multiculturalism
With all the immigrants, purported refugees, if you will, streaming across the border into Canada, we are perforce becoming what is euphemistically termed a...
Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism of an Old English...
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in the tradition of Christian prayer since the early days of the Church,...
Licking the Earth
Although they knew God they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and...
C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity and the Puritan Paradigm of Conversion
In a letter of 11 December 1944 C. S. Lewis mentions five “shining examples of human holiness”. Along with Saint Francis, George Herbert, George...