Thomas’ Enduring Legacy
Today is the anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In March of 1274, he fell ill on his way to the second Council...
Post Pirates
If I may be permitted a personal post-play reflection, a few words on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Collegeâs production and adaptation of Gilbert...
Cardinal Pell’s Due Process
One might well describe the conviction of Cardinal Pell a travesty of justice, but we will likely never know, as the trial was âblacked...
Minors and Majors
The Vatican synod currently underway has as its theme the âprotection of minorsâ, a category that in our current intellectual milieu triggers a vivid...
Saint Peter’s Cathedra
It might seem odd to celebrate a 'chair', even one of Saint Peter, but today's feast commemorates not a physical object, but the office of the...
Sample’s Quiet Revolution
Liturgical music. The phrase may instil a faint feeling of nausea in those even remotely attuned to true beauty, as the strains of treacly...
The True Ecumenism of Saint Francis de Sales
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage â or more like a few brief...
Snakes in Paradise
Did a snake really wash - or swim - ashore in Ireland â a land that, according to pious tradition, has been without the slithering...
Clarity and Trudeau’s Imprudent Diplomacy
As we move into this new year, we should make certain resolutions, and hereâs one proposal: for all of us to strive for greater...
Will Real Evil Please Stand Up?
I am still wondering about the case of Father John McCloskey, the popular â or once popular - Opus Dei priest, responsible for numerous...
