Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Third Sunday of Advent: A Voice Crying the Wilderness

Do not despise the words of Prophets…hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 5:17). ā§¾ Again on this...

Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?

We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well, Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get a little exercise. We’ll have a few...

The Titanic, Father Thomas Byles, and Laying Down One’s Life

On Monday 15 April 1912 the RMS TitanicĀ sank in the deep waters of the North Atlantic taking with her more than 1,500 lives. Among...

Everything Hinges on How We Respond to Christ’s Word

And Jesus could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And...

Conformity to God, Not To the World

The godless say, ā€˜let us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for...

The Prism of Paris

ā€œFrance has been one of the great nations marked by the Christian faith since the dawn of history; and after the fall of the...

Laetare Sunday: The Penitent Prodigal and Giving God His Due

So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...

The Spiritual Guidance of Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori Ā 

On August 1, 2022, we celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori I asked myself: In what way such a great...

First Sunday of Advent: The Fulfilment of Revelation

For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36). The first Sunday of Advent marks...

Third Sunday and Thirsting at the Well For the Water of Life

ā€˜Give me a drink’ (Jn. 4:7). The conversation of Our Lord and the Samaritan woman revolves around the gift of water. This request is presented...