A Short Primer on Just War Theory
The Church has a long history of âjust war theoryâ. Over the centuries, deriving from the initial formulation of Saint Augustine, then, building upon...
Fathers, Presidents and History
Today is the memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1190 â 1153), named after the âclear valleyâ in which he helped establish a Cistercian...
Reasonable Force?
We will soon learn the fate of Constable James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer currently on trial for murder, who, shortly after midnight on...
Divorce, Sort of, Hollywood Style
Following the break-up of HiddleSwift, it seems as though an infectious virus dissolving relationships old and new is spreading through Tinseltown:Â Naomi Watts and...
The Scottish Brogue Wins Many Merry Souls
Someone - ironically, a good friend with a pronounced British accent - sent me this tongue-in-cheek article from the Babylon Bee: Study Finds Preaching...
Saint Charbel and the Catholic ‘Mosque’
The Muslims know how to pick their days. But, then, so does God. As mentioned a few days ago, for the first time in...
Fare Thee Well, Cardinal Sarah!
Say in ain't so! But it is - Robert Cardinal Sarah's resignation as Head of the Congregation for Divine Worship has been accepted by...
Saint Pius X and Restoring All Things in Christ
Instaruarae omnia in Christo (motto of Pope Saint Pius X)
Saint Pius X (+1914) was the first 'peasant' to be elected Pope in centuries, the...
Fra Juan’s Canticle of Light and Darkness
The Carmelite Order traces its spiritual roots back to the prophet Elijah, but its practical foundation was in the twelfth century, round about the...
Terrorism in France: The Enemy in their Midst
The massacre in Paris yesterday marks the beginning, we may presume, of other tragedies to come. Well over one hundred dead, hundreds more injured,...
