Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Queen’s Birthday

A very joyful Victoria Day to all our Canadian readers! Ā A statuatory federal holiday, which was originally instituted to celebrate the birthday of Queen...

Camillus’ Revolution

Today marks the 228th anniversary of the official beginning of the French Revolution, back in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille prison.Ā  Much...

The Witness of the John Paul Institute

Much controversy has been raised by Pope Francis' recent reconfiguration of the constitutional make-up of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family.Ā ...

A Triptych of Saints

Propitiously, we celebrate a triptych of saints onĀ  this November day: The first, in time, was Saint Clement (+99 A.D.), traditionally accepted as the third...

Saint Francis de Sales and the Joy of Salvation

It would be ironic if on this feast of the patron saint of writers, as well as this week dedicated to Christian unity, we...

George, Shakespeare, Brian Boru: England, Ireland and the Fighting Catholic Spirit

Today used to be (*) a national holiday in England - as the people hearken back to an earlier and better time in the...

Saint Benedict: Ora et Labora

A blessed feast of Saint Benedict (+543), as we commemorate the monk credited with saving what we know as 'civilization'. As a student in...

The Battle of Vienna and the Holy Name of Mary

September 12th commemorates the Battle of Vienna, the great victory in 1683 of the Christians armies, led by Jan Sobieski, against the Ottoman Turks...

Saint Caecilia’s Heavenly Music

We have to wait to hear what heavenly music sounds like, but Saint Francis de Sales once recounted that he was blessed to hear...

Post Pirates

If I may be permitted a personal post-play reflection, a few words on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College’s production and adaptation of Gilbert...