Saint Pachomius the Great
The great desert Father, and founder of cenobitic monasticism, Saint Pachomius, died on this 9th day of May in 348 A.D., eight years before...
Is Cash Still King?
I wonder how many of us still use cash? Reports state that we are becoming more and more a cash-less society, with Sweden (yes,...
Hurricanes, Stocks and Good Pope John
The weather and the economy are both volatile, of late, with the aptly-named Hurricane Michael (âwho is like Godâ) smashing into the Florida panhandle, the...
Charles Borromeo Leads the True Reformation
The memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) commemorates one of the great pillars - along with Saint Robert Bellarmine, Philip Neri and countless others...
Giving Thanks
A blessed and joyful Thanksgiving to all of our readers, and we may include our American neighbours, who, of course, hold their own day...
The Unbalanced Power Dynamics of Michel Foucault
We can learn much from those with whom we disagree, even on the most fundamental issues. Extrema se tangunt, goes the Latin proverb -...
Saint Hyacinth and His Perogies
Saint Hyacinth (1185 - 1257) was one of the earliest members of the Dominicans â the Order of Preachers - clothed in the habit...
Saint Benedict and Travels
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose 'options' carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young...
Real Black Holes and Fantasy Budgets
We now have our first actual photographic image of a black hole, those theoretical entities first posited in a rudimentary way by John Michell...
