Pope Leo’s First Days and Inaugural Mass
The signs have been hopeful in this first week of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate - full regalia, clear teaching, warm demeanour, pastoral yet doctrinal.
On...
The Other Saint Ignatius – of Laconi
Saint Ignatius of Laconi (1701- 1781) - not to be confused with the more famous Ignatius of Loyala - was a Franciscan friar, whom...
Saint John of Avila, Apostle of Andalusia
Today's optional memorial as we continue the Easter season (alleluia!) commemorates Saint John of Avila (1499 – 1569), a contemporary of his fellow Spaniards,...
Father Damien’s Sacrificial Life
Saint Damien de Veuster (+1889) is celebrated on this tenth of May, a missionary priest who gave everything, even laying down his life, for...
Saint Pachomius the Great
The great desert Father, and founder of cenobitic monasticism, Saint Pachomius, died on this 9th day of May in 348 A.D., eight years before...
Habemus Papam! Gaudeamus in Domino!
I heard of the white smoke while walking with some students and alumni in Ottawa towards Canada's annual March for Life. We had just...
2025 March for Life: Protection from Conception
Another March for Life here in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, overshadowed this by the election of the new pope, Leo XIV. A bit more...
Eligendo Papam – Electing a Pope
The conclave to elect the next Pope begins today, Wednesday May 7th. We pray, trusting in God and the Holy Spirit to work through...
May the Fourth Be With You and The Shroud of Turin
Besides being 'Star Wars Day' May the Fourth is also, more realistically, the traditional commemoration of the Shroud of Turin, claimed to be the...
Carney One, Canada Zero
Canada has likely reached the point of no return, like a 12-0 hockey game in the final minutes of the third period, with the...
