Ricci and Lucia
On this February 13th we commemorate the mystic Dominican tertiary Saint Catherine Ricci (1522 – 1590), a contemporary of Saint Philip Neri (+1515 -1595), to whom...
Trump 2.0, Redivivus
(This is a revision of a previous post, with some new material – as the theme suggests, it’s difficult to keep up with the...
Saint Jerome Emiliani’s Pilgrimage to Heaven
Today, with Saint Josephine Bakhita, we also celebrate Saint Gerolamo - or Jerome - Emiliani (+1537), who ran away from his home in Venice...
Saint Andrew Corsini
Saint Andrew Corsini (1302 - 1374) was born in Florence on November 30th. Hence, he was fittingly named after the great Apostle. Alas, 'Andrea'...
Carney’s Liberal Dystopia
Trudeau has promised to resign - so he says, as of March 9th, and for that we may give thanks to God. But he's...
From Conspiracy to Confirmation
At the beginning of the 'vaccine' mandates, many were criticized as conspiracy theorists - tin-foil-hatted crackpots - for simply questioning the safety and efficacy...
Saint Paul’s Marvelous Metanoia
Metanoia is the original Greek term for 'conversion', which opens the Gospel of Saint Mark with Christ's exhortation: 'Repent and believe in the Gospel!'....
Iraq’s Child Brides
Iraq (*) just passed a 'law' permitting nine-year old girls to marry, following other jurisdictions, and the advice of imams and Islamic interpreters too...
Saint Francis de Sales, Ecumenism and Christian Unity
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief...
A New Era
A blessed Inauguration Day, especially to all our American readers. Say what you will about Donald Trump - he does have his limitations, and...
