Courts, Cardinals and Constantine
Where does one even begin, as events outpace our capacity to absorb and assimilate them?
The U.S. Senate, by a rather slim majority (52 to...
Obsessed with Death
In his 1987 novel, The Thanatos Syndrome, physician-turned-author Walker Percy imagines a town whose inhabitants are reverting to simianism, that is, becoming more ape-like,...
Orthodoxy
G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Men of science offer us health, an obvious benefit; it is only afterwards that we discover that by health, they mean bodily...
Might a Pope Be Deposed?
On November 6th in 963, Emperor Otto I called a council in Rome, which condemned and then deposed Pope John XII, on charges that...
Saint Andrew Corsini
Saint Andrew Corsini (1302 - 1374) was born in Florence on November 30th. Hence, he was fittingly named after the great Apostle. Alas, 'Andrea'...
Clarifying One’s Christian Duty
A recent reflection in First Things warns against sacralising politics (or politicizing the sacred), and rightly so. As the prophet Jeremiah warns: cursed is...
Saint Anthony and Our Lady
There is a curious connection with today’s memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, the place in Italy where he died (in 1231), for he...
Of Irenicism and Arachnids
I have been asked by a reader to comment on two recent Ottawa-related themes:
The first is our Prime Minister's participation in the rites and...
As the Family Goes…
Today's feast of the Holy Family reminds us of the fundamental importance of this 'basic building block' of each and every society, not just...
