Faith, Reason and Formal Objects
In 1998, 25 years ago, Pope Saint John Paul II published his encyclical, Fides et Ratio, on the relationship between faith and reason, the...
Post Pirates
If I may be permitted a personal post-play reflection, a few words on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College’s production and adaptation of Gilbert...
Pope Leo’s Problematical Reply
Popes used to avoid off-the-cuff interviews or answers to questions, knowing that the authority of their office carried far more weight, and was easily...
Saint Kieran and His Contrary
March 5th is the traditional feast of Saint Kieran, an early Irish monk and bishop, one of the 'Twelve Apostles' of Ireland, disciples of...
A Catholic Take on Earth Day
A blessed first day of spring to all our readers! As we make our way through our Lenten pilgrimage, Easter is on its way....
The Real Catherine the Great
Saint Catherine of Siena, born in 1347, and who died on this day in 1380, was in no uncertain terms a remarkable woman. Born...
Merrie England Once More
As I begin this reflection, I am on my way to the Devon coast, having just passed through Bath, set up by the Romans...
San Lorenzo in Roma
A blessed feast of Saint Lawrence to all our readers, the third century martyr whose quite literally legendary life echoes through the ages, his...
Good Pope John
The Second Vatican Council opened on this day in 1962, and ran until 1965, producing sixteen documents, four of them 'constitutions', which have profoundly...
Placating Tyrants and Playing Catch up with the Culture of Death
From Justin Trudeau’s eyebrow apparently falling off during a press scrum (apparently it may have been an optical illusion), to his tiff with President...
