Good Friday and Suffering
Evil and pain is always a mystery, that whole mysterium iniquitatis, of which Saint Paul writes (2 Thess 2:7). In 1984, Pope Saint John...
Bach’s Easter Oratorio
A very joyous and blessed Easter to all our readers! Alleluia!
Here, we offer Bach's Easter Oratorio, the companion piece to his Passions. First...
It’s Official: John Paul II Day in Canada
Our parish priest reminded us this morning that by statutory law in Canada, today is officially 'John Paul II Day'. I must confess that...
Saint Richard of Sussex
Saint Richard of Chichester (+1253) was a mediaeval bishop in Sussex - now the patron saint of that bucolic region in the south of...
Nae Country Fer Young Men
As readers may know, Scotland is the land of my birth and early upbringing, and I have been back a number of times to...
Saint Gemma Galgani
On this April 11th, 1903 - the same year that the Italian Guiseppe Sarto was elected Pope later that summer as Pius X -...
Pilgrimaging at Three Miles an Hour
It seems slow - walking, that is - and, to our modern modes of transport, it is. Bikes can move at about 20 miles...
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (+1317) is one of the 'incorruptibles'. She was born in the picturesque cliff-top Italian city on January 28th, 1268, the...
Ælfheah of Canterbury and Leo IX of Rome
Two saints are commemorated on this 19th of April, both of the Middle Ages:
Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury, more commonly known as 'Alphege', was born...
Saint Kateri, Canada’s Protectress
This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six...