The Tragedy, and Hope, of Ireland
Ah, the Emerald Isle, the cradle of Catholicism for the British Isles, land of heroes and martyrs, of rousing and melancholic music, of large...
Rush, Entropy…And Electric Barchettas?
Canada, and various jurisdictions in Europe and the U.S., plan to make gasoline-powered vehicles, at least of the personal variety, more or less illegal....
The Place and Purpose of Private Revelation
On this memorial of Our Lady of Fatima, it is perhaps requisite to say a few words about revelation - A reader wrote recently...
Saint Crispin, Agincourt and the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
This day, October the 25th, is Saint Crispin's Day - or, rather, the feast of Saint Crispin and Crispianus, for let us not forget...
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Today's saint is not to be confused with the more famous Saint John of the Cross, the Carmelite mystic and doctor of the Church....
Of Dignity and Dignities
I finally read Dignitas Infinita, the recent document on human dignity from the DDF (Dicastery – formerly Congregation – for the Doctrine of the...
Justin Trudeau and the Long, Long….Long Goodbye
Napoleon once quipped that if you want to discover a man's character, don't make him suffer; rather, give him power. By their fruits ye...
Is the SSPX in Full Communion? A Reply to Timothy Flanders
Over at OnePeterFive, editor T.S. Flanders urges us all to charity and not to 'excommunicate' each other (perhaps we might say 'shun'). It's a...
Pagan Darkness and Advent’s Light
I have fond memories of strolling along beautiful Bondi beach years ago, while at World Youth Day in 2008, and it never crossed my...
Dear, Old South Side Hill
The fondest thoughts of childhood’s day twine ’round thee, dear old hill,
And as I gaze, thy bare, bleak braes with love my bosom thrill;
For...
