Paradise Lost, but All is Not
Malibu is burning, and we may be inclined to see some sort of divine sign in the conflagration, not least in the loss of...
Sacrifice and Sentiment
We should pause and reflect â and pray, a verb which you will not often hear on the CBC - as we commemorate the...
The Great Leo
Pope Saint Leo the Great, who reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was known for many things. With his...
Pope Pius’ Truth and Reality Catching Up
A blessed feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Saint John Lateran to all our readers! The highest-ranking church in all Christendom, the...
Politics, Piggery and Doing One’s Duty
As the midterms make clear, the U.S. continues its continental divide, between the (ironically) red Republicans and the blue Democrats, with the former under...
Guy, Gosnell and Social Cohesion
Remember, remember the fifth of November. Yes, it is Guy Fawkes Day, when Brits of a certain religious persuasion celebrate - or used to...
Synods, Speech and Synagogue
The Synod on Youth has closed, after approving the final document in accord with the new rules on Episcopal Synods promulgated by Pope Francis...
Blasphemy and Bubble Zones
I read recently that Pope John Paul II had a vision of Europe being taken over by Islam, the continentâs once-vibrant Christianity gone silent...
Kavanaugh: Bork or Kennedy?
As the United States mid-term elections loom, peruse Carl Sundellâs take on Robert Bork, who went through his own gruelling Kavanaugh-esdque process three decades...
Saint John Paul II at 40
Today we commemorate Pope Saint John Paul II, for this day chosen as his âfeastâ marks the 40 anniversary of his coronation as the...
