Slovakia, Soccer Stars and the Great Reset

Could this happen in Canada? One wonders, with all those detention centres being constructed in remote locations, for reasons that are opaque, to which...

Saint Francis Borgia – Second Founder of the Jesuits

Saint Francis Borgia (1510 - 1572) was a true renaissance man, who lived two lives in one - first, as a married layman, then...

I am the Immaculate Conception

I am the Immaculate Conception These are the words Our Lady said to Saint Bernadette Sobirous, when the young saint asked the 'beautiful lady' who...

Freedom

Hence the domestic household is antecedent, as well in idea as in fact, to the gathering of men into a community. - Pope Pius...

Of Saint Thomas’ Death and Voting

Saint Thomas Aquinas died on this day, March 7, 1274, at the Cistercian monastery of Fossanuova in Italy, between Naples and Rome (where there...

Modifying the Our Father: Tempting Indeed

As we approach the end of this calendar year, we should give thanks to God for all the blessings He has sent, for the...

Saint James and the Reconquista

Before we leave Saint James the Greater and polygamy behind for now, two further factoids that came across my attention:  It seems the Mormons...

Theotokos: The Bearer of God

A joyful New year, and very blessed solemnity of Mary, Mother of God to all our readers.  In the usus antiquior, this used to...

Violence and Rational Dialogue

Already it has begun, with the bodies of the Christchurch victims not yet buried, and the emotional calls for condemnation even of the very...

Will the Real Fascism Please Stand Up?

Yelling 'Fascist!'' is one vivid and quite effective way to shut down an honest debate - in the pre-mask era, a bit of spittle...