From the Homily of Pope Paul VI At the Canonization of the Forty Martyrs...
25th October 1970
To all those who are filled with admiration in reading the records of these martyrs, it is perfectly clear that they are...
Ite Ad Joseph: The Archbishop’s Novena
As promised, I have pasted below the novena prayer to Saint Joseph, which  the Archbishop of Ottawa, Terence Prendergast, has asked all Catholics in...
On Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham
(On this feast of the Visitation, it is fitting that we post this reflection from contributor Rebecca Jacobson on a pilgrimage she took to...
The Term Pre-Embryo Within the Abortion Debate
It has been suggested by some, primarily within the pro-life movement, that the term pre-embryo should not be used in discussing the stages of...
A Student Interrogates his Law Professor
Professor: Who will be first? Yes, you Miss Ezjakina:
Student: Mr. Rechtson, a moment ago, you quoted a renowned jurist regarding the preamble to the...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, commonly...
Corpus Christi and the Gift of Self
O Sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge...
Was the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justifiable?
Yesterday, North Korea purportedly test-detonated a hydrogen bomb, raising the tension in the region, and raising the prospect of yet-again the use of nuclear...
Everything Hinges on How We Respond to Christ’s Word
And Jesus could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And...
Divine Friendship
Our Gospel reading today is a continuation of last Sunday’s reading. You recall that in the beatitudes Our Lord invites us to tread the...
