Thursday, April 2, 2026

A Second Reply to Dr. Elizabeth Rex: IVF and ET Are Still Immoral

(Bioethicist Dr. Elizabeth Rex has responded to my initial response, and the reader may find such on LifeSite. You can read the debate here....

Saint Benjamin and Blessed Jane of Toulouse: Of Persians and Carmelites

On this last day of March, as this year we approach the final two weeks of Lent before Holy Week, we commemorate two little...

A Universally Mandated Secular Vegan Monasticism

It's as rigorous as the ascetic lives of the desert monks, of the Eastern Fathers, and the glory days of the Trappists and Camaldolese....

No, Embryo Adoption is Not an Option, for Catholics or Anyone Else: A Reply...

I listened with some concern to the recent interview with Dr. Elizabeth Rex on LifeSite news, "The Moral Crisis of IVF: Can Catholics Adopt...

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...

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...

Unto Ash Thou Shalt Return? The Church and Cremation

A friend of mine asked me about the Church’s teaching on cremation, and to fulfil that request, I thought a few words in this...

A Catholic Take on Earth Day

A blessed first day of spring to all our readers! As we make our way through our Lenten pilgrimage, Easter is on its way....

Caveat LifeSite: Incipient Schisms

Heresy - the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate...

Saint Jan Sarkander, Martyr for Confession and the Faith

Jan Sarkander (1576 – 1620) was a Polish Catholic priest, tortured to death by Protestants over the course of a month at the beginning...