Friday, September 12, 2025

Saint Rose of Viterbo and San Marino

Saint Rose of Viterbo (1233 - 1251) was a recluse in the Italian commune from which she takes her name, and which was contested...

Consensus, Consent and Cognitive Ease

Truth can be a difficult thing to grasp. Defined by Saint Thomas, following Aristotle, as adequatio rei et intellectus - the conformity between the...

Churches Spared

Even the secular news had to admit that it was odd, even using the word ā€˜miraculous’ as this headline proclaimed, that the Catholic church...

Saints Agapitus and Helena

Saint Agapitus, an early Roman martyr (+274) was from the ancient family of Palestrina, from which, 1300 years later, would derive one of the...

WYD In Need of a Reboot

A few words on World Youth Day, which just wrapped up in Lisbon, on which much ink has already been spilled: There is, as...

Conan, Youths, and the Cult of Climate Change

Climate change hysteria is heating up, with parts of the globe experiencing record-level temperatures. As the saying goes, never let a good crisis go...

Thinking as Though God Exists: Newman on Evangelizing the ā€œNonesā€

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...

Pastor Pawlawski’s Witness

Pastor Arthur Pawlowski has been found guilty of "inciting mischief and eco-terrorism", a charge that could result in a ten-year prison sentence. You may...

Borden’s Burdensome Tax

On this day, in 1917,Ā  Prime Minister Robert Borden - whose mustachioed visage is on the $100 bill - imposed an income tax on...

The Scottish Brogue Wins Many Merry Souls

Someone - ironically, a good friend with a pronounced British accent - sent me this tongue-in-cheek article from the Babylon Bee: Study Finds Preaching...