Ave, Maria, Gratia Plena!
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! Today, the divine Word was made incarnate in the womb of...
Saint Patrick and the Emerald Isle: Erin Go Bragh!
A very happy Saint Patrick’s Day, to all our readers, which this year is still toned down by the insidious Covid-19 virus - or,...
Close Calls and Conscience
On February 28th, the U.S. Senate voted on a bill that would have legalized the 'right' for a mother to 'terminate her pregnancy' for...
Saint Kieran and His Contrary
March 5th is the traditional feast of Saint Kieran, an early Irish monk and bishop, one of the 'Twelve Apostles' of Ireland, disciples of...
The Rule of Law: Keeping It All From Falling Apart
The rule of law - in which each power is balanced by other powers and by other spheres of responsibility which keep it within...
The Catholic Origins of the Big Bang
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei... The heavens are telling the glory of God (Ps. 19)
A recent article in OnePeterFive proposes that the Big Bang theory,...
Blessed Robert Southwell, Priest, Poet and Martyr
On this day, February 21, 1595, the Jesuit priest, poet, hymnodist and martyr, Robert Southwell (1561 - 1595) one of the great jewels of...
Dystopias and Warping Truth
Future dystopias – which now have to be written the present tense – almost invariably involve governmental control and manipulation of the people’s thoughts...
Ars Scribendi – The Art of Writing, If Not Well, At Least Not Badly
You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the world. Gilbert K. Chesterton
There...
Quebec’s Capitulation, and Hopeful Resurgence
Capitulate - to surrender after negotiation of terms. (Merriam-Webster) - literally, to hand over one's head.
The statement of the Quebec bishops declaring their submission...
