Saint John Climacus
Today, March 30th, happens to be the commemoration of Saint John Climacus, the Syrian monk and mystic, of whom Father Mario Attard wrote on...
Blessed Louis-Zepherin, a Model Bishop for Canada
Today in Canada we celebrate Blessed Louis-Zepherin Moreau, (1824 - 1901) an exemplary bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec. Born rather sickly and undersized to...
Despair, Hope and the Rosary
In honour of the Blessed Virgin, we might peruse Pope Saint John Paul II's encyclical on the Rosary, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, which he promulgated...
Dr. Robert Malone’s Magnanimity
Saint Thomas distinguishes between the formal and the material objects of faith: The material being what we believe, the formal why we believe it,...
Barnabas, Encouragement and Keeping On the Path
It is fitting that we celebrate the Apostle Barnabas, the ‘son of consolation’, or the ‘son of encouragement’, in this season of the Holy...
Trump Emends the Johnson Amendment
President Trump, to his credit, yesterday eased the restrictions of the Johnson Amendment, named after Lyndon B. Johnson, who in his time as Senator...
Saint Denis of Paris and Saint John Leonardi of Lucca
Besides the great John Henry Newman, we also commemorate two other saints on this day:
Saint Denis, patron of Paris, was the city of lights'...
The Joyful Martyrs of Japan
Today is the feast of the Martyrs, Saint Paul Miki and Companions, put to death by crucifixion on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki, Japan,...