A Universally Mandated Secular Vegan Monasticism
It's as rigorous as the ascetic lives of the desert monks, of the Eastern Fathers, and the glory days of the Trappists and Camaldolese....
Saint Thomas of Villanova
This Saint Thomas (1488 - 1555), of noble Spanish lineage, and had it all, as the saying goes, taking as his 'last name' the...
Canadians in arms pt 3
Camouflage
S. M. George Massey, C.M.S.C.
from B.M.A. âBlitz,â Vol. 1, No. 3
Brockville, ON: July 1942.
They tell us tales of camouflage,
The art of hiding things;
Of painted...
Padre’s corner
Padre's corner
âThese is so much bad in the best of us, And so much good in the worst of us, That it hardly behooves any...
Saint Raymond, Pope Benedict and the Code of Canon Law
Today is the feast of Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), one of the first Dominicans (officially known as the Order of Preachers) eventually becoming...
Normalizing Deviancy
Well, another evening CBC episode, dedicated this time to the flying of the rainbow flag in various locales, the most controversial being the American...
Laying Heavy Burdens of Carbon
John Robson is right, when he decries the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Trudeau and his entourage of 225 âdelegatesâ to the âclimate changeâ conference...
The Formidable Forgiveness of Josephine Bakhita
On this day in 1947, February 8th, Sister Josephine Bakhita completed the long and eventful journey of her life. Born around 1869 - she...
The Eternal Perspective of Pope Saint John I
Today is the feast of Pope Saint John I (470-526), the first Pope to visit Constantinople, on an ambassadorial mission to Emperor Justin on...
Saint Benedict and Travels
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose 'options' carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young...
