Slow Reading
It's a common trope that reading has diminished of late, especially since the advent of ubiquitous screen technology, but the demise likely predated the...
Three Musical Offerings for the Annunciation
A very blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! This March 25th marking the greatest event in history - the Incarnation of...
The Population Dud
Paul Ehrlich died last March 13th, at the age of 93. He was the author of The Population Bomb, published in the fateful year...
The Indefatigable Saint Turibius
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, who never seemed to stop, a...
Two Lenten Saint Nicholases: FlĂĽe and Owen
On March 21 and 22, we commemorate two saints by the name of Nicholas. The first is Nicholas of FlĂĽe (1415 - 1487), patron...
The Scary Harem of IVF
This bizarre article caught my eye: A father and son in Quebec have sired between themselves 613 children by donating their sperm for use...
Podcast: Chastity, Purity and Modesty
I recently had a conversation with Mrs. Bonnie Landry, on whose popular podcast 'Make Joy Normal: Cozy Homeschooling' I've been a guest before. This...
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: The Renewal of Catechetics
The saints during Lent - with few exceptions, such as Saint Joseph - are celebrated as muted 'commemorations', but that does not decrease their...
Saint Patrick and His Emerald Isle
A very happy Saint Patrick’s Day, to all our readers, and we extend that to all who are of Irish lineage, or those who...
Music, Joy, Laetare and Lent
Laetare Sunday marks the halfway point of Lent. It is so named after the Introit, from Isaiah 66:10–11 and Psalms 121:1.
Lætare Jerusalem et conventum...
