Echoes of Ronald Knox and C.S. Lewis

Some years ago I wrote rather a long winded play, Shaw vs Chesterton, an imaginary debate between two great friends, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard...

Saint Joseph, Patron of the Unborn

In the spirit of this Year of Saint Joseph proclaimed by our Holy Father Pope Francis, it is fitting to look at an interesting...

The Equality Act and Its Follies

He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Genesis 5, v 2. Last...

The Normality of Modification: Might CRISPR Be a Possible ‘Cure’ for Down Syndrome?

Imagine going grocery shopping and picking up a can of beans only to see that the top had been dented. Seeing this, you instinctively...

The Good in Suffering and the Evil of Euthanasia

According to a recent poll, eighty-six percent of Catholics in Canada are in support of allowing Canadians with a grievous and irremediable illness to...

The Ladder of Divine Ascent: A book to read during Lent

One of the great spiritual books that it is surely advisable to be read during the Lenten journey is The Ladder of Divine Ascent, written...

The King and Serpent in the Desert: The Fourth Sunday of Lent

Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whoever believes in...

Waking up to Wokeness

Wokeism Meme: Compared to Me, You’re a Moral Failure: If You Disagree, You’re Part of the Problem Did you know that Michel Foucault, the French...

Starving Souls Need Leisure

The body needs food.  All people go hungry some of the time.  We often feel at least a tiny bit sorry for someone who...

Censoring Films

For those of you conscientious Catholics who also happen to own Netflix accounts, I'm sure you have cringed in your couch cushions at least...