Monday, December 8, 2025

The Holy House and Litany of Loreto

The memorial of Lady of Loreto was put back into the universal calendar, on this day by Pope Francis three years ago, in December,...

A Vote for Life

The referendum vote in Ireland today, on the ‘right’ to abortion, is a turning point in our culture, for the Catholic nation symbolizes something...

Pope Francis, Islam and World Youth Day

I suppose Pope Francis is correct that we should not strictly identify Islam with terrorism, but a lot depends on how one defines 'terrorism'. ...

The Faceless Niqab

The recent ban in the province of Quebec on the niqab, the Islamic face-covering, when receiving 'public services' (reserved, of course, only for females)...

The Vatican, Paris and Climate Follies

The Vatican has signed on to the problematical Paris Accord on Climate Change, apparently without reservations. Here are some thoughts. We’ve written before on the...

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...

Mothers and Saints

If I may be permitted a brief personal note to our Catholic Insight readers to let you all know that my dear mother, Maria...

Thomas’ Enduring Legacy

Today is the anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In March of 1274, he fell ill on his way to the second Council...

Orlando Massacre and the Clash of Cultures

As you have likely read already, fifty people have been killed in an attack on an Orlando 'gay' nightclub, with fifty-three more injured, the...

Fullness of God and the Emptiness of Evil

David Warren has an interesting take on the Catalonian independence movement:  I had never considered the role of women in pant-suits, who now seem...