Why Can’t Canadians Be Bothered to Have Children?
Having children and raising them is a sacrificial act, or, rather, an unending series of sacrificial acts over many years. One must give of...
Christ, Consecration and Candlemas
A blessed feast of the Presentation to all our readers, which used to, and still may, be called Candlemas, a celebration of the light...
Tattoo You?
(Here is a re-post of an article I wrote seven or so years ago now, and I'll keep harping until this unsightly practice is...
Integrity for Borders, and Borders for Integrity
A country without borders is no country at all. It is, rather - to paraphrase Metternichās description of 19th century Italy - nothing more...
Saints Timothy and Titus
A blessed memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, co-workers of Saint Paul, both of them ordained by him into the early episcopacy of the...
Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai
Many of us have heard of Saint Damien of Molokai, the heroic missionary priest who gave his life working amongst the lepers in Hawaii....
A Take on the Tragic Fruits of Fiducia Supplicans
So the DDF ā the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the CDF, and before that, the SCDF, the āSā standing for...
Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Without Repentance?
Can we forgive someone who doesnāt accept our forgiveness? Or someone who doesnāt think he needs it? There was a group of us discussing...
Bernard of Corleone, the Saint Who Gave Up the Sword
Saint Bernard of Corleone (1605 - 1667) could be the patron saint of the Mafia, and not just because he hails from the same...
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys: What Canada Was, and May Be Again
On this January 12th here in Canada we celebrate Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), founder of the Congregation of Notre-Dame, and the first official school...
