The Charism of Saint John Bosco
The term 'charismatic' has an ambiguous meaning in the Church, invoking images of liturgical guitars, drums, emotional crescendos, and disconcerting glossolalia. In the Church's...
From Conspiracy to Confirmation
At the beginning of the 'vaccine' mandates, many were criticized as conspiracy theorists - tin-foil-hatted crackpots - for simply questioning the safety and efficacy...
Thomas Aquinas: The Common and Universal Doctor
(This year marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Thomas Aquinas, who came into this world on this January 28th, 1225. The...
Saint Thomas and the Unborn
Today's feast of the great priest and doctor of the Church, Saint Thomas Aquinas, is also the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1988 striking...
Saint Angela Merici and the Ursulines
Saint Angela Merici (+1540) lived and died in Italy, growing up to adulthood during the tumultuous events of the early Reformation (she went to...
Saint Paul’s Marvelous Metanoia
Metanoia is the original Greek term for 'conversion', which opens the Gospel of Saint Mark with Christ's exhortation: 'Repent and believe in the Gospel!'....
Iraq’s Child Brides
Iraq (*) just passed a 'law' permitting nine-year old girls to marry, following other jurisdictions, and the advice of imams and Islamic interpreters too...
Saint Francis de Sales, Ecumenism and Christian Unity
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief...
Saint Francis de Sales and the Joy of Salvation
It would be ironic if on this feast of the patron saint of writers, as well as this week dedicated to Christian unity, we...
Espousal(s) of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This day, January 23rd, is the wedding anniversary of the Holy Family, the traditional feast of the espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yes,...
