Marian Month of May
May is a month specially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Of course, other months have specific Marian themes - January, with the Mother...
Cosmos Korb and the Problem of Evil: A Tragedy in Brief
For reasons which will be apparent, my alias is Martin Beck. I am about to present several excerpts from the diary of my academic...
Albertus Magnus
Saint Albert was called the 'great' even during his lifetime, rumoured to have known everything there was to be known, which may have been...
Every Life’s Sacred, or None Are
Jesus provides us with a motive for acting, viz., the love of God, which in practical terms produces a love of our neighbours. The...
St Joseph: The Humble Extraordinary Man of God Â
On this Solemnity of the Glorious Patriarch St Joseph, I would like to appreciate with you the figure of this most humble and extraordinary...
Turn to Mary and Fight Like Heaven
The Feast (Memorial) of Our Lady of Sorrows came on a Thursday this year and I celebrated Mass that day at St. Ursula church,...
The Early Christian Writers on the Holy Trinity
As we are celebrating Trinity Sunday my mind and heart cannot not ruminate and contemplate the beauty of this outstanding mystery, the Holy Trinity,...
The Enigma of Parables
It is odd to find an explanation of a parable, given that its purpose is to tease the imagination, inviting the hearer to uncover...
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...
The Comforting Strength of the Holy Mass
âCome to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,...
