Monday, January 12, 2026

Half-Baked Mission?

When I was a child, I thought like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things… These words of Saint...

Saint Joseph Speaks to our Hearts

On March 19 we celebrate the solemnity of St Joseph, the Spouse of the Virgin Mary and the Custodian of the Redeemer. St Joseph...

Advent and Hope

On a note of hope as we approach the birth of Christ - in a world that seems so devoid of that powerful virtue...

Licking the Earth

Although they knew God they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and...

Pope Francis

Our Lord said to Francis of Assisi in the great saint’s vision at San Damiano: "Francis, Francis, go and repair My house which, as you can see, is...

Lancing the Wound of Sin

“Always remember that God sees everything.” - Padre Pio My husband used to be a biker—not the Harley kind, but the bicycle kind. He used...

Prophetic Parodies

I’m not sure if that anti-rape dancing video we posted recently was a parody, but the influx of migrants does not seem to...

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." -...

If you are looking for some holiday reading, I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on artificial intelligence.  Peruse as you...

Update on the Editor

As some may know, I am on a pilgrimage-holiday, first to my native Scotland (whence I write at present), then on down to Rome....