The Eternal Perspective of Pope Saint John I
Today is the feast of Pope Saint John I (470-526), the first Pope to visit Constantinople, on an ambassadorial mission to Emperor Justin on...
The (Non) Children of Men and the Indissoluble Nexus
It was somewhat disconcerting to discover that the 1992 novel The Children of Men by mystery writer P.D. James was set in January of...
The Costa and Celibacy
Pope Emeritus Benedict and Cardinal Sarah have just released a book in defence of clerical celibacy, just as Pope Francis is pondering relaxing the...
Justin, Philosopher and Martyr
Saint Justin, who is called the 'martyr', was born around the time the last Apostle, John, departed this life for heaven. Justin was not...
Of Girl Power, Councils and Contraception
I trust all the Canadians out there had a very joyous and blessed Thanksgiving. Our hearts go out to those affected by the torrential...
The Message of Mary
A blessed and joyful solemnity of the Assumption, the greatest of the feasts of Our Lady, commemorating her entrance into heaven, body and soul,...
Dumbed Down and Drugged Up
Intelligence is a difficult thing to define, never mind measure. But we can gain some idea of what 'intelligence' implies - knowledge of fundamental...
A.A., Catholics and Temperance
This is the 85th anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, back in 1935 by Bill Wilson, a WW I veteran and stockbroker, and...
Fifty Years On, the Controversy Continues
I was not sure we should mention the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landings, fraught as they are with so-called conspiracy theories. Whatever one...
