Terrorism in France: The Enemy in their Midst
The massacre in Paris yesterday marks the beginning, we may presume, of other tragedies to come. Well over one hundred dead, hundreds more injured,...
Saint Philip and Witnessing for Life
Today is the feast of Saint Philip Neri (+1595), the second Apostle of Rome, and the founder of the Oratory, whose houses are now...
Conservative, Liberal, Vive la Difference?
I have an article on the 'requirements for political office, posted this morning on Crisis magazine. Again, feel free to peruse, and I will...
Saint Agnes and True Feminity
Today, the universal Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Agnes, a young Virgin Martyr, who perished by the sword under the reign of Diocletian...
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine
We have celebrated a number of 'Catherines' of late in our liturgical calendar: Kateri Tekakwitha on April 17th; Catherine of Siena on April 29th;...
Peter, Paul and Pell
A blessed solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to all our readers, a venerable feast that goes back to the very origins of the...
A Saint for Canada
Blessed Dina Belanger died on this day in 1929, suffering from tuberculosis, brought on by the scarlet fever she contracted while tending a sick...
Leo the Great
Pope Saint Leo the Great, who reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was known for many things. With his...
The Significance of Trudeau’s Silly Sweater
The current brouhaha over yet another antic by our perpetually jejune Prime Minister concerns a photo of him and his brother, Alexandre, (of whom...
The Mystery of Salvific Suffering
Last week, a fire broke out in a mall, located in Kemerovo, a remote city in Siberia, on a day that happened to be...
