Some Sliver of Hope for Ireland
What is one to say about the tragic vote in Ireland last Friday, on the day of the three saints (not one of whom...
Joy and Saint Philip
Paula Adamickās discussion of the skyrocketing rates of ādepressionā, especially amongst the young, should give us some deep pause. After all, youth, as Saint...
Three Saints for One
Today is a rarity in our liturgical calendar, as we celebrate no less than three saints, each of them optional memorials: In order of...
A Vote for Life
The referendum vote in Ireland today, on the ārightā to abortion, is a turning point in our culture, for the Catholic nation symbolizes something...
Mother of the Church, Mazenod and Victoria Day
We celebrate today the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, an ancient title of the Virgin, which was formally instituted into the Holy...
Of Popes, Potentates and Princes Royal
May 18th would have been Pope Saint John Paul II's 98th birthday, which would be old even for the oldest of Popes. Benedict, the...
Saints Bobola and Stock
I neglected yesterday to mention yesterday two May 16 saints, and my conscience moves me to offer them to our readers, so that we...
Choices, Good and Bad
Today is the feast of Saint Matthias, the one chosen, as recounted in the first chapter of Acts, to replace Judas Iscariot, who betrayed...
Dictatorship of Relativism
On April 18, 2005, in a homily for the Mass āpro eligendo Romano Pontificeā, for electing the (next) Roman Pontiff (at which he himself...
Scandalous and Sacred Fashion
I must admit that I have trouble keeping up with theĀ via mundi, the ways of the world, and have this abiding, if inchoate and...
