Saturday, November 29, 2025

The Legacy of Pope Saint John Paul II

It was nineteen years ago, at 9.37 pm, when Pope St John Paul, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, left this vale of tears...

Capitalism, Communism and Christ

Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.” Luke 12:15 Capitalism may simply be defined as the economic system that...

Being Santa: A Family’s Perspective

(Whatever your stance on the Santa Claus legend, and whether you maintain said legend in some way, shape and form for your children, this article...

Big data and the Birth of Christ

From the information superhighway to artificial intelligence to contact tracing for COVID-19, ours is certainly the era of “big data.” “Big data” might seem like...

Augustine’s Monastic Mission

The first bishop of Canterbury, Augustine (+604), pronounced in England, ‘Austin’, was a Roman citizen, like the ‘other’ Augustine, of Hippo, who lived over...

Winter Wear, and A School Where Women Don’t Wear Pants

When I first left my home in the warm peninsula of southern Ontario to pursue a post-secondary education nothing could have prepared me for...

Saint Stanislaus of SzczepanĂłw

We celebrate Saint Stanislaus today (+ April 11, 1079), on the brink of Holy Week this year, a bishop and martyr who accepted the...

Adoration: The Blaze of the Fire of Charity

 "Could you not watch one hour with Me?"  (Matthew, 26:40) I came to set fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already...

2021: Dark State Descending, But Hope in Christ Ascending

"More than two millennia after the birth of Jesus Christ, His teachings continue to inspire and uplift billions and billions of people all over...

What ‘Following the Science’ Really Means: The Limits of Medicine and Moral Freedom

If there is one thing that is omnipresent in empirical research, it is doubt. This line has always stuck with me, from a methodology textbook...