Friday, November 28, 2025

Happy Dominion Day!

Or, if you will, Canada Day, to all our readers, on which we celebrate the official founding of ‘Canada’ as a (mostly) independent part...

The Wonders of Webb

The James Webb telescope is a technological wonder, which allows us to peer every farther and more fully into the even greater marvels of...

Four Spaniards and a Saint?

On March 12th, 1622, Pope Gregory canonized Philip Neri, along with Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila and Isidore the Farmer - or,...

Thinking as Though God Exists: Newman on Evangelizing the “Nones”

Dr. Ryan Topping, of Newman Theological College in Edmonton, zealous proponent of true Catholic education, life-long teacher, prolific author and sometime contributor to these...

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...

Pilgrimaging at Three Miles an Hour

It seems slow - walking, that is - and, to our modern modes of transport, it is. Bikes can move at about 20 miles...

The 440 Hertz Conspiracy

I had no idea this was even a thing, but as I was preparing to teach a Chorus class, I came across this article...

The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Father Martin Hilbert, C.O. has written a remarkable book. His ‘The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design’, an argument for seeing God’s handiwork and providence...

Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe, Servant or Master?

In one of his first addresses, Pope Leo XIV offers a glimpse into why he chose the name he did: I chose to take the...

Cough Syrup

It was coming up to Christmas and I was sitting in the living room looking at the Christmas tree, deciding whether to light a...