Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
November 18th is also the optional memorial of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 - 1852), a native of France, but who spent much of...
Blessed John Duns Scotus: The Doctor Subtilis Â
November the 8th is the feast day of the great Franciscan university professor, philosopher and theologian, Blessed John Duns Scotus.
 Little is known about his...
IVF and Adopting Embryos
I was waiting for it, as I listened to a recent pro-life talk I attended, the topic of which was IVF: I had an...
Hamburg, Hiroshima and Hamas: Innocents in War and the Dignity of Human Life
On October 11, 1649, the troops of Oliver Cromwell, who was then 'Lord Protector of England', stormed the besieged village of Wexford, Ireland. The...
Trudeau’s Tinfoil Hat
One of the worst of logical fallacies - which is to say, the weakest - is the ad hominem argument. That is, instead of...
The SSPX, the Papacy, and the Current Status
We may sympathize with the SSPX, for who would not seek to flee the mediocrity, if not outright mayhem, all too frequently found in...
‘Our Lady of Public Health’
On this feast of Saint Luke, physician and healer, it is a propos that we post a link to a series of insightful and...
Apocalyptic Synods
The long-awaited, or dreaded, depending on one's perspective, Synod on Synodality begins today, and we pray that whatever God wills from this, whether antecedently...
Gregorian Chant: Music for Soul, Body, and God
I recently read a short (152 pages) and small book (each page is 5â by 6â), with beautiful font, and a fittingly short title,...
The Enduring Message of La Salette
On September 19th, 1846, Maximin Giraud and MĂ©lanie Calvat, two shepherd children were coming home from tending their flock outside the picturesque hamlet of...
