Three Easter Musical Gems
As we enter this third week of Easter, music to lift the soul would be three of Bach's Easter cantatas, composed during his time...
The Third Sunday of Easter and the Battle for the Sacred
Jesus Christ the righteous…he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole...
A Summary of the Origin, Efficacy and Morality of Certain Covid Vaccines
For those still struggling with whether to ‘get the shot or not’, especially if pressure is being applied by employers, relatives, friends or the...
Three Dissenters: Kung, O’Toole, Trudeau
On April 6th, at the age of 93, Father Hans Kung went to meet his God, along with the Christ he didn't seem to...
The Titanic, Father Thomas Byles, and Laying Down One’s Life
On Monday 15 April 1912 the RMS Titanic sank in the deep waters of the North Atlantic taking with her more than 1,500 lives. Among...
Contraception, Falsifying the Feminine, and the Darkening of Society
In 1969, a group of twelve highly educated American women met in a flat in New York City. Seated around a table, the women...
Malcolm Muggeridge: Godly Gadfly
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) like so many great Catholic converts of the 20th century experienced a fascinating pilgrimage from agnostic Communist sympathizer in his youth...
The Inestimable Treasure of the Divine Mercy
‘Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe’… ‘My Lord and my God!’ (Jn. 20:18)).
Today is Divine...
A Brief Philosophy of Music
'Critical Race Theory' is all the rage, so it is not much surprise that the historiographical device currently in vogue is the notion of...
The Divine Mercy Calls to Each and Everyone
The Divine Mercy Novena is really powerful. It offers a path and a trail of concrete holiness in action. As I was doing the...