Pelosi, Abortion and the Purpose of Law
As might have been expected, Nancy Pelosi, in response to her Archbishop’s forbidding her from Communion until she repent, remains defiant in her support...
Our Lady of the Pillar
This Marian commemoration dates back to very early in the Church's history. In fact, it is the first 'vision' of Our Lady. As the...
Invoking/Revoking Canon 87
Against the restrictions of Traditionis Custodes and its accompanying draconian dubia, traditionally-minded bishops (would that adjective were superfluous!) always had a recourse in Canon...
Saint Germaine Cousin – A True Cinderella
Not many Catholics know of Germaine Cousin (+1601) today, which is likely how the saint would have liked it, for she lived an obscure,...
Faith, Reason and Formal Objects
In 1998, 25 years ago, Pope Saint John Paul II published his encyclical, Fides et Ratio, on the relationship between faith and reason, the...
Trudeau’s Carbon Tax, and the Rule of Non-Law
This April 1st is the Monday of Easter Octave - and a continued blessed one to all. Christus resurrexit vere, alleluia! But in the...
Saint John Gualbert – A Prodigious Prodigal
Giovanni Gaulberto (985 – 1073) – or John Gualbert – was born into a noble Italian family, and like many such, had a dissolute...
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...
Bad Choices: Trudeau’s 1969 Omnibus Bill
A good choice was made with Saint Matthias, in accordance with God's holy will, and we may rejoice accordingly on this feast of the...
Puffballs
“What can go wrong?” I asked, “the book says it is safe, and it shows a picture of the thing. Listen! It says right...
