The Vanishing Ladder
The following thoughts were assembled as an aid for reflection and dialogue with the prisoners involved in the Catholic RCIA program at the Preston...
Mere Christianity: A Critical Analysis
The signature work of the most iconic Christian writer of the 20th century, C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is a powerful weapon in the...
A Fateful Choice, Forty Six Years Ago
As we celebrate the memorial of Pope Saint John Paul II on October 22nd, we should also recall that it was on the 16th...
Canada Up in Smoke
(A retrospect on the legalization of cannabis in Canada, now six (!) years ago. The stultifying and enervating effects of this drug may in...
Raw Lies and Half-Baked Truths
“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not wait for an answer.
There are those who do not want to hear the truth. Such...
St Teresa of Avila: A Practical Spiritual Companion on our Spiritual Journey
One of the great spiritual masters of all time is Saint Teresa of Avila, whose feast we celebrate today. Her teaching and example offer...
A Review of the Bishop Fulton Sheen Compilation, ‘On the Demonic’
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, compiled and edited by Fr. Dave Tomaszycki, On the Demonic, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2024.
In his book Those Mysterious Priests published...
28th Sunday: Eucharist Means Thanksgiving
(From our archives, for this Thanksgiving Sunday)
On this mountain the Lord of Hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food (Is 25:6).
Throughout...
Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider: A Catholic Conscience and Credo
Born in Kyrgyzstan under Soviet repression, to intensely devout Catholic parents, the future Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider was essentially raised in the Catholic underground....
Newman and His Fierce, Unchanging Religion
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, more...