Saint Richard of Sussex
Saint Richard of Chichester (+1253) was a mediaeval bishop in Sussex - now the patron saint of that bucolic region in the south of...
Quebec’s Capitulation, and Hopeful Resurgence
Capitulate - to surrender after negotiation of terms. (Merriam-Webster) - literally, to hand over one's head.
The statement of the Quebec bishops declaring their submission...
Jean de Brebeuf, Prayers for Canada, and Take Heart
Peace, to one and all of our readers!
I trust everyone is hale and healthy, and keeping that interior peace which only Christ brings.
A brief...
A Second Reply to Dr. Elizabeth Rex: IVF and ET Are Still Immoral
(Bioethicist Dr. Elizabeth Rex has responded to my initial response, and the reader may find such on LifeSite. You can read the debate here....
Impure Thoughts and Morose Delectation
What we know of the saints is the least part of them.
So quipped Saint Philp Neri (+1595), and it is a saying that...
Separez Vous
Besides being the joyful feast of Saint Nicholas, the sixth of December is also the sombre anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in 1989,...
The Legendary Saint Helena
The early life of Saint Helena, or Helen, who is commemorated on this August 18th, is shrouded in legend, with some historical roots, as...
Skeptical Trump and the Paris Accord
I for one find it encouraging news that Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Paris Accord, whose official term is...
Maria Goretti and the Noonday Devil
On a hot and sweltering July 6th in a small farming town in the fetid area outside of Rome, one hundred and four years...
The Mystery of Salvific Suffering
Last week, a fire broke out in a mall, located in Kemerovo, a remote city in Siberia, on a day that happened to be...
