Martin of Porres’ Heroic Charity
Some of the saints signify sanctity in a way that goes beyond the norm, if ‘norm’ can be applied to a thing like sanctity,...
Clarity and Trudeau’s Imprudent Diplomacy
As we move into this new year, we should make certain resolutions, and here’s one proposal: for all of us to strive for greater...
Carnage in Sri Lanka
The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, killing nearly three hundred, wounding five hundred more, have merited near-universal condemnation. Worshipers at Sunday Mass –...
Saint Anthony of Padua…or Lisbon
Saint Anthony of Padua is usually named historically after the city-state in northeastern Italy where he died after his brief but full life at...
Warmed Over Hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of the climate-change-save-the-Earth movement waxes rather warm itself these days, as it has since its incipience under Al Gore in those 90's...
The Indomitable Faith of Taegon, and Korea
Catholicism was brought to Korea by scholars in the 18th century, via books written in Chinese. When missionaries arrived in the early 19th century,...
The Many Faces of Justin Trudeau
I just had to post this, at least for posterity's sake. Poignant and evincing.
A Crisis of Faith
Reports indicate that only a quarter of Catholics believe in the Real Presence, and even that may be an overestimate. One wonders about belief...
A Hidden Friar and a Popular Pope
This April the second marks the memorial of Saint Francis of Paola (1417-1507), founder of the 'Minim' friars, so called for their humility and...
One Fine Spring Day, Three Saints
There are many saints in the Church's history too many ever to be celebrated liturgically, and those are only the officially canonized ones. We...
