Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Apologetics 101, Question 4: Life, Soul and Substance

Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith.  This list...

Saint John Paul II’s Last Corpus Christi

MASS AND EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II Basilica of St John Lateran Thursday, 10 June 2004 1. "As often...

Walking the Opeongo Line with Saint Ann

A brief note from the now-shuttered, yet still beautifully maintained, parish of Saint Joseph's, on the Opeongo Line, as we, about 90 or so...

A Plea for the Institution of the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The sanctuary of God in heaven opened, and the ark of the covenant could be seen inside it. Now a great sign appeared in...

Looking Upon the Cross of Christ

At the sight of that Cross for which Jesus said: When I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself (John...

Mediocrity and the Human Heart

I once read an article entitled, “The Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationship”; quite frankly, I do not think it could be...

Subsidiarity Subverted: Mark Carney’s Politics of Power Outside the Moral Law

As Canadians approach the snap federal election on April 28, they must confront a reality more disquieting than any partisan rivalry: the installation of...

Come, My Love: An Analysis of Thomas Merton’s Mystical Poem “Pass Through...

  Thomas Merton’s poem “Pass through My Will” takes the reader on a deeply mystical journey through layers upon layers of spiritual significance. At the...

Healing the Wound of Abortion

On a late winter’s evening, my mother left her body like a discarded nightgown on an unmade bed. I was sitting by the window...

Saint Anthony of Padua’s Enduring Popularity

On Sunday 13 2021 the universal Church, and particularly, the Franciscan Order, celebrate with great joy the feast of St Anthony of Padua. In the...