Saint Leopold Mandić, Croatian Hero of the Confessional
On this Tuesday 12 May 2021, we celebrate the feast of St Leopold Mandić OFM Cap. (+1942). Who was this great and humble saint...
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...
What We Should Believe About Saint Joseph
Many years ago I was given a copy of the book Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Doctor Ludwig Ott as a gift. I considered...
Thomas Aquinas and Natural Law Theory
Introduction
Natural law is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their reasoning and behavior. Natural...
The Second Sunday of Lent: The Wonder of the Transfiguration
The Transfiguration is celebrated twice in the Church’s liturgy: on the second Sunday of Lent but also on 6 August. The latter date is...
Where Conservatives and Liberals Disagree
Any definition of conservatism includes the desire to hold on to and save whatever is good and valuable. Since religion concerns itself above all...
Cupertino’s Physics
To be hidden in God, known only by Him is a great treasure, which today’s saint, the Franciscan Joseph of Cupertino, lived to the full....
When I Die, Do I Want to Be a…Tree?
This phrase recently appeared in the Ottawa Citizen in an article on the greening of death, a quote from Susan Koswan, a Waterloo writer...
Solomon’s Demise and Christ’s Cure
When we hear that someone was “born with a silver spoon in his mouth” we think of a man being born into much wealth...
The Day of Wrath, and an Apocalyptic Scowl
"When the Sone of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?" Lk 18:8
Newton's Prophecy
Isaac Newton, who died nearly three centuries ago, was not...