Will a Real Women’s Day Please Stand Up?
I am all for honouring women, but International Womenâs Day â which I am at least glad to read they have not (yet?) modified...
The Providential Connection Between Popes John and John Paul
Pope Saint John I (470-526) was a native of Tuscany, a Deacon for years, helping govern the Church in her temporal affairs and distribution...
God and the Church in Godless China
Today is the feast of the Chinese martyrs, Augustine Zhao Rang and his companions, hundreds of Catholics (along with many Orthodox and Protestants) put...
Dina Belanger’s Unrelenting Quest for Perfection
Blessed Dina Belanger is a home-grown Canadian saint - see our words on the martyr Andre Grasset from September 2nd - whom we commemorate...
Crux Stat, Dum Volvitur Orbis
Saint Paul of the Cross (+1775), the second of sixteen children, grew up in poverty in rural Italy, knowing the value of things, and...
Of Flags and Railroads
Symbols mean something, and today is the 60th anniversary of our adoption, back in 1965 under Lester B. Pearson, of a the âmaple leafâ...
The Good Side of the Covid Crisis
And, therefore, my own good daughter, do not let your mind be troubled over anything that shall happen to me in this world. Nothing...
Rise and Fall: Everest and Constantinople
May 29th is the anniversary of two world changing events: The first was the reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the top of the...
Saint Charbel and the Catholic ‘Mosque’
The Muslims know how to pick their days. But, then, so does God. As mentioned a few days ago, for the first time in...
Giving Thanks
A blessed and joyful Thanksgiving to all of our readers, and we may include our American neighbours, who, of course, hold their own day...
