Massacre in Manchester
ISIS has struck again, in the heart of Britain, as a suicide bomber detonated a ‘sophisticated’ device as young concertgoers were leaving an ‘Ariana...
Theotokos: The Bearer of God
A joyful New year, and very blessed solemnity of Mary, Mother of God to all our readers. In the usus antiquior, this used to...
Sto Lat! Pope John Paul II’s Centenary, and Pope John I
On this May 18th, as we celebrate the first Pontiff with the name of the beloved disciple – and more on him in a...
Youthful Ambition Pays Big
So Mr. Oosterfhoff has won the by-election, becoming the youngest MP ever to win a seat in the provincial legislature. I wish him and...
Four Saints in One
We celebrate a veritable panoply of saints today: In Canada, we have the memorial of Saint Marguerite D’Youville (+1771), a lovely French Canadian mademoiselle,...
Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude of Germania
Saint Margaret of Scotland (+1093) was the devoted wife of Malcom III, King of the nation to which she fled as a fetching young...
Father Damien’s Sacrificial Life
Saint Damien de Veuster (+1889) is celebrated on this tenth of May, a missionary priest who gave everything, even laying down his life, for...
Macron’s Praetorian, Mexicans and Moustaches
Emmanuel Macron's entire security detail - his personal praetorian guard, if you will - quit en masse rather than submit to his requirement that...
Taking Pride in True Friendship
As Canadians celebrate 'Gay Pride' across this fair dominion, I thought a bit of clarity on what it really is we are being asked...
Pope Benedict, Silence and Cardinal Sarah
I just came across a brief commentary by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, on Robert Cardinal Sarah's new book, The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship...
