Is Cash Still King?
I wonder how many of us still use cash? Reports state that we are becoming more and more a cash-less society, with Sweden (yes,...
The Two Divine Ladies
Today is the feast of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, the patroness of our college here in Barry's Bay, as well as Our Lady...
Sister Saint Josephine Bakhita: Infinite Mercy
On this day in 1947, Sister Josephine Bakhita completed the long and eventful journey of her life. Her childhood was spent happy and fulfilled...
The Pope, Fatima and Medjugorje
In his recent pilgrimage to Fatima, the Holy Father, in canonizing two of the young seers, Jacinta and Francesco, delivered a fine homily on the mysterious...
The Newfoundland Quarterly
Vol IV, No. 2 (October 1904)The Old Coat of Arms at Placentia: The French ArmsAlthough the Fleur-de-Lis was from time immemorial used in ornamentation...
The Logic of the Sacred Heart
Today's solemnity of the Sacred Heart is of rather recent provenance as Church history goes. Although the full humanity of Christ, body and soul,...
Camillus’ Revolution
Today marks the 228th anniversary of the official beginning of the French Revolution, back in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille prison. Much...
Teresa, Teacher of Prayer
Today is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), a discalced Carmelite nun who reformed the Order, which traced its origins way back...
Dedicated to God
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary is a mirror image, if you will, of the future Presentation of her Son in the Temple, both...