Recognizing Lies and Truth
There are different ways to lie. The classical definition is ‘to enunciate a falsehood with the intent to deceive’, derived from Saint Augustine, adopted...
The Limits of Papal Authority
(In light of Pope Francis' recent comments that those who refused to get the Covid 'vaxx' is tantamount to quasi-suicide, here are my thoughts...
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Bent Iron, and Summer’s Solstice
On this memorial we remember Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (+ 1591), a Jesuit scholastic who died at what we might consider the too-young age of...
Peter and Paul’s Eschatological Battle
A blessed solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, comites, as they say in Latin, companions in life and in death, martyred under the diabolical...
The Enigmatic and Ecstatic Life of Rose of Lima
Rose of Lima (+1617), whose birth name was Isabel, was called 'Rose' when a servant saw her face mystically transformed soon after she was...
Canada’s Dominion Day
A blessed Canada, or more properly, Dominion Day to all our readers, on which we celebrate the official founding of ‘Canada’ as a (mostly)...
Our Original, Glorious and Very Catholic Anthem
A happy and grateful Canada Day to all our readers which I prefer to call Dominion Day, as signifying more fully our allegiance to...
A Reader’s Criticism and a Rallying Cry
A reader - perhaps, as he admits, for his first and only time - wrote the following comment in response to my Dominion Day...
The Quite Real Limits of Evil
(For those who prefer auditory format, we will record some of these articles as 'podcasts', and please do let us know what you think).
History,...
Freedom of Speech, D.O.A. in our Dominion? In Canada, It’s 1984 All Over Again
(We posted this piece almost exactly a year ago today, but it may be even more relevant now, with Bill C-11 (formerly C-10) currently...