Of Irenicism and Arachnids
I have been asked by a reader to comment on two recent Ottawa-related themes:
The first is our Prime Minister's participation in the rites and...
Bach’s Musical Offering
Today marks the 267th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, who passed into eternity this day in 1750, after a rather barbaric...
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...
Security, Saintliness and Serious Polygamy
I joked of 'fortress U.S.A.' in a text message as my travelling companion and I drove through the desolate countryside south of Winnipeg. On...
Of Conscience and Rights
Yesterday, Dr. Sephora Tang, a young psychiatrist plying her trade in Ottawa, whom I happen to know, was on the CBC's Ontario Today defending...
Forest Fires’ Footprint
I write driving (as a passenger, not to worry) through the majestic scenery of the Canadian Rockies, the views surreally obscured by the smoke...
Camillus’ Revolution
Today marks the 228th anniversary of the official beginning of the French Revolution, back in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille prison. Much...
Thought Control, Khadr and King Henry the Emperor
I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on a quartet of totalitarian thought-control laws recently passed here in Canada. Feel free...
Saint Benedict and Travels
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose 'options' carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young...
Maria Goretti, Lust and the Noon-Day Devil
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5:8)
But I say to you every one who looks at a woman...
