The Nativity of the Baptist
Today we celebrate the nativity of St John the Baptist. Why is St John the Baptist’s nativity celebrated by the Church in the most...
Canceling Conservative Priests
Our world is becoming increasingly violent; a world where people are led and misled by half-truths, slogans and ideological clichés. This violence is directed...
Longing in Advent: Fourth Sunday
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of 'Christmas'. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmas—the birth of Jesus—but the...
Finding Unity Despite Disunity: God, Love and the Enduring Message of Terry Fox
Much of the Western world is split by issues pertaining to politics, economics, race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. No doubt, these issues need...
Saint John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education: Part 2
(This is the second article in a series on Newman's philosophy of education. For the first reflection, may be found here).
Newman recognized that knowledge...
Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin and Walsingham
The Church in Canada venerates a number of Canadian saints and blesseds, almost all of them from Quebec, since the rest of Canada was...
Return of the Taliban, 2.0
What is one to say of the 'fall of Afghanistan' over the weekend, which many - myself included - predicted as soon as we...
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,...
Hollywood Potential: Why Catholics Should Watch Movies
In my high school years, I became very active on a small, obscure social media website by the name of Tumblr.
For anyone who might...
Love of Country: The Unsung Virtue
“For us, after God, the greatest love is Poland” - Bl. Stefan Wyszyński
In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: “The Lord...
