John of Kanty’s Holy Hidden Life
On this Christmas Eve's Eve, we celebrate in a subdued manner the commemoration of John of Cantius (1390 - 1473), or 'Kanty' in the...
Cardinal Cupich’s Processions
Cardinal Blaise Cupich of Chicago has just released another directive for his diocese, discouraging Catholics from kneeling to receive Holy Communion.
Before we get to...
Thoughts on Notre Dame
We may rejoice at the re-opening of the Basilica of Notre-Dame, after its partial destruction in the fire on April 15th, 2019. But with...
Taylor Swift: Sad Tragedy, or Joyful Comedy?
(Today is Miss Swift's 35th birthday, the feast of Saint Lucy, patron saint of light. As we mention in this reprieve, may the virgin-martyr...
Saint Bibiana and Single Ladies
Saint Bibiana (+ca. 363), who is commemorated today, a virgin martyred during the reign of Julian the Apostate (355-363), is the patroness of single...
The Pope, COP and Climate Change
There’s a story told of Father Georges Lemaitre, the priest who first proposed the theory of the Big Bang in 1927. He didn’t call...
Saint Stanislaus Kostka: Travelling Far in a Short Time
Saint Stanislaus Kostka – who died in 1568 just a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday – is one of the most popular...
Mother Cabrini’s Lasting Legacy
In the United States, November 13th is the memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, or 'Mother Cabrini' (1850 - 1917) as she came to...
Saint Martin and Remembrance
Today is Saint Martin’s Day, (+397), a former soldier in the Roman empire who, inspired by the edifying example of the Christians, decided as...
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...
