Chlorine and Conscience
In an ironic twist on this ‘Earth Day’, this also marks the 105th anniversary of the first use of chemical weapons in warfare –...
Tales of Canterbury
(A re-posting of my reflections, nearly two years ago now, of my pilgrimage to Canterbury, in light of today's memorial to one of her...
Wuhan and Worthwhile Martyrs
If you'd like to pray to two patron saints, interceding for mitigation of this pandemic and, more to the point, its deleterious effects, you...
Quasimodo’s Hope and Mercy
This last day in the Octave of Easter marks the twentieth anniversary of the proclamation of this Sunday as dedicated to the Divine Mercy...
Slides for Magisterial
17- Sexual Revolution18-Canada and US Culture of Life and Death
18-Humanae Vitae
18-Canada and US Culture of Life and Death
Faith without Flinching, without Compromise
A blessed and joyous Easter Saturday to all our readers, as we continue this journey through the Octave of octaves, eight days of Easter Sundays....
Cathedrals and Chastisements
It was one year ago yesterday – April 15th, 2019– that Notre Dame cathedral, built over a century between 1160 and 1260, and has...
What Will Happen After the Sacramental Shutdown?
Following upon my own thoughts on the deleterious effects of a long-term shutdown of the Church's sacramental system, founded by Christ to last 'unto...
Prayers Requested for Father Alphonse de Valk
We have been asked to pray for Father Alphonse de Valk, who is nearing his eternity. The message we have received runs as follows,...
Evelyn Waugh and the Mass of the Ages
I was struck as I finished up reading over a small volume of letters by the great English writer Evelyn Waugh, author of such...
