It’s All About Liturgy
The author here makes a good point, that regardless of how bad, awful, outlandish, puerile, even sacrilegious liturgical abuse may be, it is almost...
Coins, Climate and Contraception
As the Pope departs from Canada, after visiting the national shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré, we pray through the intercession of the good...
Distinguishing Sin
Sin is complex, with multiple layers and levels. What is offered here will hopefully help discern our own moral state, as well as, to...
Invasion of the Mind Snatchers
(At the suggestion of a faithful reader, this reflection has been slightly expanded for the sake of clarity, not least the role of the...
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
In 1540, on this 27th day of July, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. He was 49, and aged well beyond his...
Caskets and Kinder Eggs
Children’s caskets are now apparently being ordered in bulk. Odd, that what started the hyper-Covidian response of lockdowns, masking and isolation was the report...
Transitioning Toilets and Transforming the Mind
As I walked in the doors of the Social Science Centre at my one-time alma mater, the University of Western Ontario, I was struck...
The Vatican, Paris and Climate Follies
The Vatican has signed on to the problematical Paris Accord on Climate Change, apparently without reservations. Here are some thoughts.
We’ve written before on the...
The Gnostic Roots of Transgenderism
Ideas have consequences, and few more dire than the idea of that one can transition one’s gender. The notion that our bodies may be...
Freedom of Speech, D.O.A. in our Dominion? In Canada, It’s 1984 All Over Again
(We posted this piece almost exactly a year ago today, but it may be even more relevant now, with Bill C-11 (formerly C-10) currently...