He Descended into Hell

(As we begin these latter days of Advent, awaiting the imminent arrival of our Saviour, it would do us well to ponder what indeed...

Contemporary Despair and Misplaced Hopes

In good part because the rhetorical trick is quickly becoming hackneyed, I will not herein aver the existence of a “real pandemic” behind the...

Good Friday: Crux fidelis

Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis; nulla talem silva profert, flore, fronde, germine, dulce lignum, dulci clavo, dulce pondus sustinens! Flecte ramos, arbor alta, tensa laxa...

Dissolution of a Nation

Citing “the public interest in the administration of justice”, the law society claims that the personal views and preferences of an “overwhelming majority” of...
Pope St. John Paul II

The Baptist and the Second Sunday of Advent

Angelus, Second Sunday of Advent, 7 December 2003 1. "Prepare the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path" (Lk 3: 4). This invitation of...

We Got Your God! The Trinitarians Ransom Christ

“We got your God, we got your God!” echoes of these words rampage throughout the city of Mamora, an old African town on the...

A Catholic Parent’s Back to School Guide for Sexual Education in the Home

There are not as many parents jumping for joy this year as they get their children ready for going back to school. The new...

Transfiguration Unto Divine Glory

A blessed and grace-filled feast of the Transfiguration to all our readers, where Christ allowed the Apostles - Peter, James and John - to...

Speaking the Lingo of the Millennials: Social and Religious Justice

Many members of the Millennial generation are strongly concerned with social justice. They are die-hard Democrats (or NDPers, in the Canadian context), and leftism...

The O Antiphons and the Latter Days of Advent

On December 17th we begin the seven days of proximate preparation for Christmas, analogous to the more familiar twelve days of Christmas, which follow...