Saints Peter Chanel and Louis Grignon de Montfort
On this 28th of April we celebrate two Saints:Â Saint Peter Chanel (+1841) who evangelized the island of Futuna in the South Pacific - the...
The Logic of the Sacred Heart
Today's solemnity of the Sacred Heart is of rather recent provenance as Church history goes. Although the full humanity of Christ, body and soul,...
Of Passports, Kings and Men
Canada will no longer require gender, well, at least on passports. It seems now individuals confused on what sex God made them can place...
All the Myriads Upon Myriads of Saints
A blessed solemnity of All Saints to all our readers, a feast that goes back to its official institution by Pope Gregory III (731...
Modifying the Our Father: Tempting Indeed
As we approach the end of this calendar year, we should give thanks to God for all the blessings He has sent, for the...
Dr. Hawking’s Pi
Today is Pi Day, the third month and 14th day, signifying of course 3.14, the first digits in the ratio of a circle's circumference...
Placating Tyrants and Playing Catch up with the Culture of Death
From Justin Trudeauâs eyebrow apparently falling off during a press scrum (apparently it may have been an optical illusion), to his tiff with President...
Fathers, Presidents and History
Today is the memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1190 â 1153), named after the âclear valleyâ in which he helped establish a Cistercian...
Synods, Speech and Synagogue
The Synod on Youth has closed, after approving the final document in accord with the new rules on Episcopal Synods promulgated by Pope Francis...
Will Real Evil Please Stand Up?
I am still wondering about the case of Father John McCloskey, the popular â or once popular - Opus Dei priest, responsible for numerous...
