Whither and Whence, Amazonia?
A few words on the post-synodal letter on the Amazon, Querida Amazonia. 'There is much upon which to ponder in the document, and I would...
The Hidden Grateful Holiness of Margaret of Castello
Margaret of Castello (+1287 - 1320) is the patroness of the unborn, the disabled, the blind, for she herself was 'disabled', even if she...
Obedience in a Time of Crisis – A Cross in the Road
Anarchy is the condition in any society where there is no law, no rule, no measure – chaos, and may be said to be...
Banting and Best’s Better Choice
Before we leave this July 27th in the rearview mirror, a brief note to commemorate the discovery of insulin on this day in 1921...
Trump, Celebrating Down’s and Go Barrett
October, as I just learned, has been decreed Down's Syndrome Awareness Month, a worthy endeavour to celebrate the joyful, solid fact that every life...
Year of Saint Joseph: The Shadow of the Father
On this solemnity of Mary's Divine Motherhood, it's good also to be reminded of her husband's quasi-divine Fatherhood, as we begin this 'Year of...
Saint David, of Wales
A brief note on Saint David, the sixth-century monastic bishop, now patron, of Wales, born at an unknown date, but who likely died on...
Revitalizing Catechetics
On May 10th, the memorial of Saint John of Avila, priest and doctor of the Church, Pope Francis promulgated the Motu Proprio Antiquum Ministerium,...
Like a Tree Cut Back: Memoir of A Lost Ireland
Like a Tree Cut Back
By Michael McCarthy
The Poetry Business, Sheffield, England
smith-doorstop, 2021
Father Michael McCarthy’s memoir, Like a Tree Cut Back, takes its title from...
Is Vaccination an Act of Love?
The Vatican has just reiterated its support for the vaccine, or, I should say, vaccines, with the Holy Father's claim that receiving the inoculation,...
