Integrity for Borders, and Borders for Integrity
A country without borders is no country at all. It is, rather - to paraphrase Metternichâs 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 â the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the CDF, and before that, the SCDF, the âSâ standing for...
Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Without Repentance?
Can we forgive someone who doesnât accept our forgiveness? Or someone who doesnât 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...
The Ecstasy of Fernandez, Mariette and Teresa
We won't talk about the resurfaced book by Cardinal Fernandez, like some antedeluvian and postlapsarian creature out of the black lagoon. The current head...
Living Our Baptism
A blessed feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which in the novus ordo normally falls on a Sunday, standing for the first Sunday...
Saint John Neumann, the Bishop Who Kept on Going
Today is the feast of Saint John Neumann - whom we should keep distinct from Saint John Henry Newman, the English Oratorian and fellow...
