Corpus Christi and the Poetry of Thomas Aquinas
(In Canada, the Solemnity is transferred to the next Sunday. In the universal Church, and various traditional rites and communities, it is celebrated on the...
The Devil Inside
On November 22nd, 1997 – the memorial of the patroness of music, Saint Cecelia - the lead singer of the 80’s rock band INXS,...
The Many Faces of Justin Trudeau
I just had to post this, at least for posterity's sake. Poignant and evincing.
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...
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
The saint today is one of the patrons of Hungary, Elizabeth (+1320), the niece of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, (+1243) whom we celebrated in...
The Algorithm of the Antichrist
What form will the antichrist take? Our Catholic tradition holds that he will be man, filled with evil, under a hypocritical façade of goodness,...
Saint John Neumann and Bishops
Today is the feast of Saint John Neumann, born in Bohemia, but who travelled to the United States in 1836 to seek ordination since...
The Martyrs of Gorkum and Annulled Anne of Cleves
In one of those many mysteries of providence, this day marking the martyrs of China is also the anniversary of the Martyrs of Gorkum,...
Contraception, Attestation and Assimilation
I am not sure what is happening within the Church, but to hear that the recently-appointed head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Father...
Taigi, Technology and Temperance
We should be cautious of private revelations, and hence, in all the remarkable charisms given to Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (+ June 9th, 1837),...
