Ignatius and his Band of Brothers
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) whom we celebrate on this last day of July, in some ways belongs more to the early days of...
Christus Vincit in Veritate
A blessed and joyous solemnity of Christ the King to all our readers, a feast first put in the calendar in 1925 by Pope...
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...
Mother Cabrini’s Lasting Legacy
In the United States, November 13th is the memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, or 'Mother Cabrini' (1850 - 1917) as she came to...
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...
Saint Thomas and Trump’s Executive Order
Pursuant to President Trump's executive order on the notorious Johnson Amendment, my Dad put me onto an article in the National Review, recounting the...
The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition âextremeâ, for they live a liminal life, on the very threshold of eternity, seeing past the veil of this world....
Thomas Aquinas: The Common and Universal Doctor
(This year marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Thomas Aquinas, who came into this world on this January 28th, 1225. The...
Cupertino’s Physics
To be hidden in God, known only by Him is a great treasure, which todayâs saint, the Franciscan Joseph of Cupertino, lived to the full....
Dedication of Santa Maria Maggiore and Our Lady of the Snows
On August 5th, we celebrate the dedication of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the highest church in the hierarchy of churches dedicated to...
