A Tale of Two Benedicts
A grace-filled Holy Week to all our readers! As we await and prepare for the Resurrection...
Invasion of the Mind Snatchers
(At the suggestion of a faithful reader, this reflection has been slightly expanded for the sake of clarity, not least the role of the...
Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
November 27th is the anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1830 to Saint Catherine Labouré (1806 - 1876), a Visitation...
Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin: Martyr of Silence
Bd. Marie-Anne Blondin (+1890), whose optional memorial falls today in our fair Dominion, the day of her birth in 1809, five decades before Canada...
Crushing Dissent
The punishing penal sentences meted to two groups of protestors - a group of pro-lifers who blocked an abortuary, as well as those who...
Censoring Science
Two significant censorship stories:
Here in Canada, Member of Parliament Charlie Angus has put forward a bill, C-372, that would criminalize any speech claiming the...
Reflections on the March for Life
I’ve been attending the March for Life here in Ottawa, Canada since its inception in the late nineties – they mentioned that this last...
Might a Pope Be Deposed?
On November 6th in 963, Emperor Otto I called a council in Rome, which condemned and then deposed Pope John XII, on charges that...
Federal Election, April 28th: The Fight for Canada Continues
After visiting the Governor-General, who must approve in the King's name, Mark Carney has called a federal election here in our fair Dominion of...
All Roads Lead to Rome
On this feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden, one of the four co-patrons of Europe (along with Saint Benedict, Saint Catherine of Siena and...
