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...
Witnessing to Truth
(In light of today's feast of the Martyrs of Japan, what follows is a brief excerpt from Pope Saint John Paul II's masterpiece -...
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." -...
Crucifixion
Our March artist, Michael D. O’Brien, was born in Ottawa in 1948 and is internationally renowned as the author of twenty books, notably the novel...
Reaction
In the past week, there has been a lot of rough weather. The worst of it, or at least the worst that has gotten...
Synods, Speech and Synagogue
The Synod on Youth has closed, after approving the final document in accord with the new rules on Episcopal Synods promulgated by Pope Francis...
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...
“Verso L ’Alto” – A Meditation on the Hidden Sanctity of Pier Giorgio Frassati
The Italian Alps — that formidable stretch of Europe’s great mountain arc — rise in dramatic splendour above the landscape that so enduringly shaped...
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...
