Vanier’s Legacy
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum dicendum est â speak nothing but good of the dead, first attributed to Chilon of Sparta in Greek, we...
The Wreck of OECTA
The public teachers of Ontario â including the Catholic Board, still holding that title, with not much to show for it, but more on...
Councils, Chiefs and Trudeau’s Chaos
The pathetic summation of Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, says it all: The protests, clogging up the entire Canadian economy, or whatâs left...
Whither and Whence, Amazonia?
A few words on the post-synodal letter on the Amazon, Querida Amazonia. 'There is much upon which to ponder in the document, and I would...
Of Flags and Railroads
Symbols mean something, and today is the 60th anniversary of our adoption, back in 1965 under Lester B. Pearson, of a the âmaple leafâ...
More on Magisteria and Mohawks
We Catholics are now perforce to ponder more deeply the limits of Magisterial authority â specifically papal pronouncements â in light of the current...
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,...
Pravda, Canadian-Style
In our ever-more deranged Dominion, it began with the $600 million subsidy to âhelpâ journalistic sources â of course, only those selected by the...
A Crisis of Faith
Reports indicate that only a quarter of Catholics believe in the Real Presence, and even that may be an overestimate. One wonders about belief...
A Day of Life and A Day of Reckoning
President Trump has declared today, January 22nd, the memorial of Saint Vincent the Martyr, as âNational Sanctity of Human Life Dayâ â something called...
