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,...
Trump’s Tomahawks
There is not much profit, in more ways than one, in commenting on international affairs, but that does not stop so many, myself included,...
Judas and Spy Wednesday
Today is Spy Wednesday in our tradition, the day on which Judas Iscariot made the fateful decision, deep in his heart and at Satan's...
Finding a Balance
Aristotle wrote that virtue resides in a mean, a balance between two extremes, finding that sweet spot in the middle whereby one does the...
Frances of Rome and the Taoiseach of Ireland
In the most troubled of times, God raises up saints as exemplars and intercessors, and Frances of Rome is no exception. Born into privilege...
Saint Rita’s Mission Impossible
A fitting thought on this vigil day of Pentecost is that nothing is impossible with God. Did not Christ promise that He would grant...
Benedict XV’s War and Peace
There is a fin de siècle feel in the air, akin to what people must have felt in 1914 on eve of the Great...
Quasimodo’s Hope and Mercy
This last day in the Octave of Easter marks the twentieth anniversary of the proclamation of this Sunday as dedicated to the Divine Mercy...
Apple Crushes Reality
Technology in itself is neither good nor bad, but some technology tends more to the bad or the good. There are some theoretically good...



















