The Salutary Reforms of Saint Pius X
We should pray today to Pope Saint Pius X (1835-1914) for all the woes we are currently facing in the Church. He too was...
Guy, Gosnell and Social Cohesion
Remember, remember the fifth of November. Yes, it is Guy Fawkes Day, when Brits of a certain religious persuasion celebrate - or used to...
Snakes in Paradise
Did a snake really wash - or swim - ashore in Ireland â a land that, according to pious tradition, has been without the slithering...
Easter, Apocalypse and Other Green Thoughts of Hope
A blessed and joyous Easter Octave to all our readers, and I hope everyone is enjoying this week of Sundays, indeed, week of Easter...
The Pope’s Carbon and Luther’s Katherine
Pope Francis the other day expressed his full support for âcarbon taxesâ â carbon âpricingâ, if you will â a punitive measure to reduce...
Our Lady of the Snows: Santa Maria Maggiore
On August 5th, we celebrate the dedication of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the highest church in the hierarchy of churches dedicated to...
Saint Vincent de Paul and Giving our All
The life of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660)Â - he always signed his name 'Depaul', perhaps so people would not think him...
German and Paglian Scandal
What are we to say of the German bishopâs conference â now well traversed on its own path of âsynodalityâ â which just proclaimed...
The Necessity of Receiving the Really Real Reality of the Eucharist
Catholics in many regions â more or less all of Canada â can no longer attend Mass, or receive Holy Communion, with few exceptions....
Philip’s Spirit of Joy
We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic â the two are not unrelated - of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder...
