Christmas Terror

As a number of pundits have predicted, there was a terrorist attack in Berlin, at a Christmas festival, with a multi-ton 'lorry' smashing full...

Pope Benedict’s Resignation, Ten Years On…

Today marks another sombre anniversary - it was ten years ago, on the last day of February, that Pope Benedict XVI officially resigned the...

The Liberal Abortion Box

Well, at the risk of some level of sensationalism, it seems the persecution has begun, on the fringes at least. The Liberals under Justin...

Is That the Sound of Crunchy Crickets?

As the title of this thread has it, they're starting to slip the bugs in. No, no, not computer bugs, which have been around...

To Choose, or Not, ‘The Chosen’

There used to be a custom in Hollywood to hide the face of Christ on film – see the scenes Spartacus and Ben-Hur. This...

The Abaddonian Abyss

They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abad'don, and in Greek he is called...

When Harry met Meaghan

The headline reads: 'Meaghan Markle is the strong, modern, feminist princess we need right now'. In case you have not heard, Prince Harry, the...

Ten Theological Books With Which to Begin

(Here are some thoughts from a talk I gave to the Catholic Teachers' Guild of Toronto recently on suggestions for books to read in...

Childless Despair and Childlike Hope

This rather sad article recounts the growing movement of deliberate childlessness, in the United States, and beyond. Or, as those in the movement like...

Pope Sixtus and Companions, Martyrs To the End

Historians count ten traditional persecutions of Christians in the early Church – from the first, under Nero, beginning in 63 A.D. through a series...