Three Reasons to Read the Book of Jonah this Lent
Every year, the Wednesday after Ash Wednesday, the Mass readings revolve around the prophet Jonah. Not only does the first reading come from the...
The Church Will Become Smaller…
From the crisis of today the Church of tomorrow will emergeāa Church that has lost much. She will become small and will have to...
400th Anniversary of Saint Joseph as Patron of Canada
In 1624, Father Joseph LeCaron, an early Recollet missionary here in Canada, consecrated this land to Saint Joseph, adopting him as the nation's patron...
Did the Pope Change Church Teaching on the Death Penalty?
At the climax of Lukeās passion narrative, we see Jesus hanging between two criminals. One of the criminals mocks Jesus, but the other responds,...
Interior Freedom By Frequent Confession
(The question of how often to go to the sacrament of confession is a very personal one for Catholics, made deep within one's conscience,...
The Mills of God Grind Slowly
We are currently witnessing numerous calamities in the order of nature: earthquakes, droughts, floods, and disasters which cause the unforeseen death of thousands of...
Third Sunday of Lent: Accepting or Rejecting God’s Truth
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:5). ā§¾
These sobering words from...
A Pope Out of Africa?
With the demise last month of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis I, there began immediate speculation about who next would serve as the Vicar...
Blessed Ignatius Falzon: A Passion for the Gospel and for Malta
A man of great passion for preaching the Gospel and the teaching of the Catholic faith
These were the words which Pope Saint John Paul...
Fifth Sunday of Easter, and Augustineās Tale of Two Cities
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out heaven from Godā¦and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, āSee,...
