Thursday, December 11, 2025

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

In 1540, on this 27th day of July, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. He was 49, and aged well beyond his...

Bye, Bye, Miss Canadian Pie?

A good summation on the state of our nation, where Canada is, and where we're headed, by David Solway. After traveling across this vast...

Blessed James Duckett: The Joy of Forgiveness

Before this day ends, a brief word about the remarkable, and largely unknown, Blessed James Duckett, about whom I knew nothing until a write...

Saints Cloud, Corbinian and Hadrian

I quite like the sound of the name Saint Cloud, whom we celebrated yesterday - ethereal and heavenly, fitting for these last days of...

The Incorrupt Life of Saint Catherine de Ricci

Saint Catherine de Ricci (1522 – 1590) – born Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de' Ricci – was from the same city, Florence, as her contemporary...

A Few Not So Good Men

Back in 2003, I argued with a priest friend over his support for proposed legislation governing reproductive technology, which would legalize, and fund, things...

Trying to Build Your Own Do-It-Yourself Magisterium

It's kind of sad to read Gerald McDermott's lament on the state of modern Anglicanism, striving to find a locus veritatis - a place wherein...

Our Lady’s Role in Redemption

On this great Solemnity of the Annunciation - and a blessed one may it be - it is fitting to reflect upon Our Lady's...

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom’s Annual Wojtyla Conference: The Seven Liberal Arts

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College is hosting its annual Wojtyla Summer Conference from the 7th- 10th of August. The theme this year is...

But for the grace of God

Every Christmas my family and I read aloud Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. And every Christmas we thoroughly enjoy it and are impressed with how...