Is Public Education Salvageable?
I appreciate Mrs. Julie Douglas’ reflection on what she experienced as beneficial in the (French) publicly funded Catholic school system, as well as her...
Elizabeth of Portugal and Antoine Daniel
Elizabeth of Portugal (+1336) was of royal descent, the great-niece of the ‘other’ Saint Elizabeth, of Hungary. Like her great-aunt, she was a queen,...
Semiquincentennial Independence Day – 250 and Counting
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers - this marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America...
The Masculine Hope and Joy of Pier Giorgio Frassati
One of the more joyful and attractive saints of modern times died on this day in 1925 at the youthful age of 24, Pier...
Thomas the Apostle – Believing without Seeing
Saint Thomas, the Apostle, is called 'Didymus', the 'twin', perhaps, as some surmised, because he looked a lot like Christ. Whether that be true,...
Saint Bernardino Realino and the Hidden Life
Today's Saint Bernardino Realino (1530 - 1616) demonstrates that a hidden life of doing one's duty, day in and day out, leads to great...
SSPX: Of Rubicons and Hammers
Well, the Rubicon has been crossed, and the hammer dropped.
Refusing the appeal by Pope Leo not to go through with the episcopal consecrations, the...
Happy Canada’s Dominion Day!
This is Canada's to all our readers, on which we celebrate the official founding of ‘Canada’ as a (mostly) self-governing part of the British...
The Protomartyrs of Rome
The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church - Tertullian (+240 A.D.)
The first, or proto-, martyrs of the Church of Rome commemorate...
Saint Peter and Paul’s and the Eschatological Battle
A blessed solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul! They were comites, as they say in Latin, companions in life, and in death, both martyred under...
