The Prism of Paris
âFrance has been one of the great nations marked by the Christian faith since the dawn of history; and after the fall of the...
Mary, Ever Virgin, Yet Mother of All
In these latter days of Advent, our focus, liturgically and devotionally, is on Our Lady, expectant, preparing to give birth to the One who...
Pope Benedict’s Final Advent Angelus
(What follows is Pope Benedict XVI's last Advent Angelus address as Pope, in 2012. A couple of months later, in February, 2013, he would...
The Christmas Novena of Saint Alphonsus Ligouri
On December 16, we begin the Christmas Novena. In these nine days of reflection this Novena  will take us up to Christmas Eve, December...
Sunday Musical Offering: Jean Mouton’s Nesciens Mater
Jean Mouton (1459 - 1522) was a French priest, canon and, like Vivaldi (also ordained), a prolific composer, well ahead of his time in...
Listen: A Poem
Listen
Everything is loud, until you listen.
If you couldnât speak, what would you do?
What would you notice?
The miracles of Christ or Christ?
Hume said, âThe Son...
Words Aren’t Weightless: A Poem
Words Arenât WeightlessÂ
âSticks and stones may break my bonesÂ
But words will never hurt meâ
Tell that to the lasting tone of a stone
Their syntax sticks
My...
Second Sunday of Advent: The Baptist, Newman and Preparing for the Lord
Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight (Lk. 3:4). ⧟
The Gospel of the Mass on this second Sunday of Advent introduces...
What King James Has to Say about the Lectionary
The current lectionary at Mass in Canada has been in use for nearly thirty years now; it was introduced in 1992. At that time...
Love of Country: The Unsung Virtue
âFor us, after God, the greatest love is Polandâ - Bl. Stefan WyszyĆski
In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: âThe Lord...
