Laying Heavy Burdens of Carbon
John Robson is right, when he decries the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Trudeau and his entourage of 225 ‘delegates’ to the ‘climate change’ conference...
The Indomitable Courage of the Canadian Martyrs
We are living in dissociated times – and by that I mean that we have become unhinged from our moral law, our customs, our...
Beauty, Ever Ancient, Ever New…Ever to be Sought
If there such a thing as a ‘science’ to beauty, we derive it from the Greeks, who posited three criteria to this most elusive,...
Saints Peter and Paul and Obeying God
A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to all our readers! As they were in life, comites, literally ‘fellow travellers’, so...
Saint Claude de la Colombière
Claude de la Colombière (1641 – 1682) is known primarily for his role as the spiritual director of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, the recipient...
The Three Taps
Chapter 1. The Euthanasia Policy
In a sense, though, insurance was but an empirical science until the Indescribable Company made its appearance. The man who...
The Power of the Holy Name
The memorial of the Holy Name of Jesus dates back to the early modern period, just after the Middle Ages, a devotion popularized, along...
Petit Brother André Bessette: The Miracle Worker of Montreal
On January 7th here in Canada we honour one of Canada’s most beloved saints, André Bessette (1845-1937), a humble lay-brother who went on to...
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...
It’s Church teaching that matters
A first column for a new year for a Roman Catholic magazine. Let’s ask a few basic questions about what it means to be...