The Late, Great Saint John Paul II
Today, even if superseded by Sunday this year, is the memorial of Pope Saint John Paul II, who was beatified on May 1st, 2011...
Saint Crispin, Agincourt and the Forty Martyrs
This day, October the 25th, is Saint Crispin's Day - or, rather, the feast of Saint Crispin and Crispianus, for let us not forget...
Hamburg, Hiroshima and Hamas: Innocents in War and the Dignity of Human Life
On October 11, 1649, the troops of Oliver Cromwell, who was then 'Lord Protector of England', stormed the besieged village of Wexford, Ireland. The...
Why We Still Need the Dies Irae
The Dies Irae - 'Day of Wrath' - is a 13th century sequence preparing us for the final judgement, composed perhaps by the Franciscan...
IVF and Adopting Embryos
I was waiting for it, as I listened to a recent pro-life talk I attended, the topic of which was IVF: I had an...
Blessed John Duns Scotus: The Doctor Subtilis
November the 8th is the feast day of the great Franciscan university professor, philosopher and theologian, Blessed John Duns Scotus.
Little is known about his...
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, called Veterans' Day in America, commemorating...
The DSM, Psychiatry, and Big Pharma
The DSM - the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - is the textbook, one might even call it the bible, of psychiatry and psychology. After...
Andrew, An Apostle for All Ages
A blessed feast of Saint Andrew to all our readers! Today, the last day of November, we celebrate the first Apostle called, along with...
Would the Real Saint Nicholas Please Stand Up?
Saint Nicholas of Myra (+343) has gone down in legend in more ways than one. His general story follows below, but through the years...