Lines in the Sand
Iâm glad to read this morning that there are still limits to our societal insanity, with the intended forced abortion of a Nigerian woman...
More and Fisher: Signs for our Times
Today we commemorate Saint Thomas More, husband, father, lawyer, sometime chancellor of England, martyred in 1535 along with his compatriot Saint John Fisher, Bishop...
Taking Pride in True Friendship
As Canadians celebrate 'Gay Pride' across this fair dominion, I thought a bit of clarity on what it really is we are being asked...
God as Three in One
A blessed solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the greatest and most fundamental mystery of our Faith, signifying Who God is in His very...
The Pope’s Carbon and Luther’s Katherine
Pope Francis the other day expressed his full support for âcarbon taxesâ â carbon âpricingâ, if you will â a punitive measure to reduce...
That Slippery Morphing Conscience
Conscience can be a slippery thing, if we allow it so, eventually fluctuating under the waves of circumstances around us, by which we may...
Barnabas, Encouragement and Keeping On the Path
It is fitting that we celebrate the Apostle Barnabas, the âson of consolationâ, or the âson of encouragementâ, in this season of the Holy...
Taigi, Technology and Temperance
We should be cautious of private revelations, and hence, in all the remarkable charisms given to Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (+ June 9th, 1837),...
Mater Ecclesiae in Ordinary Time
We celebrate today the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, an ancient title of the Virgin, which was formally instituted into the Holy...
An Irish Monk in Scotland
If it 'twere not Pentecost Sunday - the second highest liturgical celebration in the Church's calendar (see Pater Ignotus' reflection), and a blessed one...
