The Cult of Sentimentalism
“A sentimentalist is one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” Oscar Wilde
Stuffed animals, flickering candles, cello-wrapped flowers, unfocussed...
The Covenant Form Fulfilled in the Church
(A fitting reflection from contributor Mike Schramm, on how the Old Testament covenants point to the Catholic Church - and, we may add, to...
The Weak Little Bird: Saint Thérèse and Strangers and Sojourners
“How can a soul as imperfect as mine aspire to the possession of the plenitude of Love? O Jesus, my first and only Friend,...
A Reflection for Christmas: God, Truth and Love
As Christmas rolls around this year, try not to be swept up with the hoopla of consumerism and economic materialism. In our day and...
Echoes of Ronald Knox and C.S. Lewis
Some years ago I wrote rather a long winded play, Shaw vs Chesterton, an imaginary debate between two great friends, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard...
The Insanity of our Brave New World
James Christian Aggeles is a paranoid schizophrenic with various personality disorders and grandiose delusions, which came to the forefront after he donated sperm to Xytex,...
The Tragic Dignity of Margaret Pole
A brief mention of today's saint, Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (+1541), the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, who was in turn...
The Similes of the Spirit
Suppose a blind man asked you, “What is a crimson like?” You might answer, “It’s like a blare of trumpets.” And the simile is...
Our Wedding Garment
"My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?”
(Matthew 22:12)
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down...
Where Has Shame Fled?
“If I am a sinner and deny sin, there is no forgiveness. The denial of sin is the unforgivable sin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Once upon...
