Poppies
Our November cover artist, Sheila Diemert, lives and works in Kitchener, Ontario. She enjoys creating art that is uplifting and positive and paintings that have meaning...
Demand reverence
Earlier this year a group of bishops from the Italian region of Tavoliere met with Pope Francis. Such meetings are held only every five...
Excerpts from Pope Benedict’s Last Christmas Homily
Again and again the beauty of this Gospel touches our hearts: a beauty that is the splendour of truth. Again and again it astonishes...
Canada’s Dominion Day
A blessed Dominion Day to all our readers, on which we celebrate the official founding of âCanadaâ as a (mostly) independent part of the...
Momentous motherhood
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." -...
Education: the root of heroism.
"Education" may not be the first word that comes to mind if you are asked what causes heroism, but it's an interesting idea. Today...
The Sad Interview with Jean Vanier Supporting Medical Aid in Dying
Alas, the capitulations continue. A few days ago, I listened on the CBC to an interview with the great Jean Vanier, the founder of...
The Ugly Beautiful
Itâs Holy Thursday today, as you likely know, and this year I am confronted with humanity: humanity in all of its ugly beauty. Thatâs...
A Vote for Life
The referendum vote in Ireland today, on the ârightâ to abortion, is a turning point in our culture, for the Catholic nation symbolizes something...















