Ontario’s Paradise Lost
âBetter to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.â
                 Lucifer in John Miltonâs Paradise Lost
On June 7, Kathleen Wynne will be held accountable for the precipitous...
The Loneliness of the Whistleblower
When Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was crusading against the Vladimir Putin government by investigating one crime after another, she had imagined the damning headlines...
Venezuela, Socialism & the Popes
Venezuela is in freefall. Food and medicine shortages, power cuts and hyperinflation are driving millions of Venezuelans out of the country, creating a new...
Amoris and the Sacramentality of Marriage
How are Catholic couples meant to interpret Amoris Laetitia? When already a fog of confusion surrounds the question of whether or not the divorced...
The True Meaning of Happiness
In his message for the celebration of the 50th world day of peace, His Holiness Pope Francis stated that âthe eight beatitudes (cf. Mt...
Conscience protection and why it matters
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, 2,614 Canadians chose death by euthanasia or physician assisted suicide between January and October, 2018. This...
Be Ye Perfect: The Seventh Sunday and Lent
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Mt. 5:38). ⧟
At face value, these words appear to demand the impossible of us; but...
Mass in Pyjamas?
When I go to work during this pandemic, I make doubly sure that I am properly dressed and have adequate PPE â 'personal protective...
Fifteenth Sunday: Applying the Parables
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, âWhy do you speak to them in parables?â He answered, âTo you it has been given to...
The Indomitable Courage of the Canadian Martyrs
Today in Canada we celebrate the Canadian Martyrs, who are commemorated on October 19th in the rest of the world. They are fitting examples...
