Take a Hard Look at Higher Education
We need to take a hard look at Catholic higher education in Canada.
The late American priest and sociologist Fr. Andrew Greeley is alleged to...
Saints Stanislaus Kostka and Mother Cabrini
Saint Stanislaus Kostka – who died in 1568 just a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday – is one of the most popular...
Saint Josaphat, Martyr for Unity
Our Lord seems to have been speaking of our modern crisis when he warns in the Gospel that scandals are sure to come, and...
Pope Benedict and Martin of Tours
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, 11 November, the Church remembers St Martin, Bishop of Tours, one of the most...
Saint Martin of Tours and Remembrance Day
It's Remembrance Day here in Canada as well as Britain and the rest of her dominions and territories; in America, it’s Veterans' Day. Both...
Pope Benedict on Pope Saint Leo the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Saint Leo the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our journey through the Fathers of the Church, true...
Pope Saint Leo, the First of the Greats
Pope Saint Leo, the first pontiff to earn the title 'the Great', reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was...
The Georgia Martyrs and the call to holiness at home
Holiness is rooted in the life we live each day, offering it to God. Within families, this means loving one another through the demands...
Hard Cases and Abortion
In an effort to win support for legalized abortion, its advocates will point to the hard cases. The idea is that anyone who would...
The Golden Calf isn’t a dwelling place of God. You are.
With November being dedicated to the Holy Souls, I've found myself thinking about death, the human body, and something that might seem rather unusual...
