Thursday, December 4, 2025

Of Mascots, Saints and Pilgrims

Why do we need a Jubilee mascot? When I think of a mascot, what comes to mind is someone dressed up in an animal...

Saint Lydwina of Schiedam and Suffering Joyfully

Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (1380 - 1433) was one of the many glorious ‘victim souls’ in the history of the...

Nicene and the Filioque

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which first promulgated the creed that goes by its name. As the recent...

Generally Speaking

On American morals As I also have the habit, and have never been able to imagine how it could be connected with morality or immorality,...

Valentine’s Day and Violence

As we near the over-hyped commemoration we call 'Valentine's Day' (Valentine was a rather obscure third-century martyr, of whom we know little, but legends...

Facing East, and Other Thoughts

As I have mentioned previously, Cardinal Sarah, the head of the Congregation of Divine Worship (so the highest authority in these matters besides the...

Sam Against the Liberal Leviathan

Well, I have expanded my thoughts on young Sam Oosterhoff standing against the Liberal Leviathan, stumbling over our landscape and crushing just about everything...

The Hope and Joy of Lent

Today we begin the great journey of Lent, a name derived from an olde-Germanico-English word for 'spring', as in renewal, rejuvenation, a pruning and...

More Martyrs in Egypt

Sometimes, following Saint Philip Neri in his spirit of joy is a difficult one, as we hear of another Islamic attack, this time on...