Luther’s Fateful All Hallowed Eve
(Here is a re-post of a reflection on this 'All Hallow's Eve' anniversary of the generally accepted date for the formal start of the...
Frost and Fire: A Lenten Poem
To have the soul of a poet Lord,
To have one that feels to the depths.
The gaping wide hole in my soul Lord
The sadness and...
The Dilemmas of Atheism
âWhen the Son of man comes, will He find faith on the earth?â (Luke 18:8).
The following random reflections on atheism address what many...
Trudeau’s Tantrum
Most readers will have seen the bizarre behaviour of the Prime Minister yesterday evening. As witnesses and the video record attest, Mr. Trudeau, in...
One Papacy, Two Popes: A Brief Reflection
It is a curious situation in the Church that we have two living Popes, one of them a resigned, retired Pope 'emeritus'. One is...
The Comforting Strength of the Holy Mass
âCome to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,...
Looking Upon the Cross of Christ
At the sight of that Cross for which Jesus said:Â When I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself (John...
Justice in the Prodigal Son
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
The Millennial Fugue
Spare a thought for millennials, perhaps the most persecuted sector of our increasingly ignorant and spiritually impoverished society.
Denied God and the firm Christian teaching...
The Nativity Fast in the âAdventâ of the East
(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....
