Father Jonathan Robinson, C.O., Requiescat in Pace
Father Jonathan Robinson, C.O. the founding superior of the Toronto Oratory, has just gone to eternity, after a brief illness. Ordained in 1962, just...
The Faith and Music of Anton Bruckner
Faith and music are forever intertwined in Western art music. Many, if not most, of the leading classical composers were people of faith. Anton...
The Opticks of Justice
Isaac Newton penned his treatise Opticks in 1704 â and who am I to improve upon his spelling, about which they were not exactly...
Are Fairies Catholic?
Are fairies good Christians?
Many say they are not; that they are actually shrunken idols, worshipped into later ages by the people of the fens,...
The Similes of the Spirit
Suppose a blind man asked you, âWhat is a crimson like?â You might answer, âItâs like a blare of trumpets.â And the simile is...
Pentecost’s Fortitude
âPeace be with you. As the Father has sent me so I send youâ (Jn. 20:21). ⧟
The text of the Gospel brings us back...
Augustine’s Monastic Mission
The first bishop of Canterbury, Augustine (+604), pronounced in England, âAustinâ, was a Roman citizen, like the âotherâ Augustine, of Hippo, who lived over...
Word Painting in William Byrdâs Vigilate and Ave Verum Corpus
Few composers have lived and nonetheless thrived in such a turbulent era as William Byrd. Born sometime between 1539 and 1543, Byrd grew up...
Anne Bolyen’s Apparent Demise. But ’tis Really So?
Anne Boleyn lost her head on this fine spring day in May, 1536, put to death by the decree of her own quasi-husband, Henry...
Tories and the Grave New World
A nation that kills its own children has no future. St. John Paul II
In 2008, the late Father Alphonse deValk, founding editor of...