The Cleansing Fire of Purgatory
Now He is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to Him all of them are alive. (Lk. 20:38)
As we approach...
God and the Five Senses
A priest I knew many years ago opposed to the move from Latin to English in the prayers and readings at Mass. “For,” he...
Salvation is a Gift, to Those Who Seek It
For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save what the lost. (Lk. 19:10) ⧾
The conversion of Zacchaeus may be said...
Canada in Pieces
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The...
Humility and Happiness
The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal (Sir. 35:17). ⧾
The parable of the...
Thirtieth Sunday: The Old Testament in Light of the New
WE CANADIANS pride ourselves on being tolerant, which, paradoxically, means that we are extremely intolerant. To demonstrate our intolerance, let me recite three words...
Alas for Canada
What is one to say? The results speak for themselves, with the east more or less going 'liberal', the Prairies and Alberta going 'conservative',...
The Fire of Faith on Earth
‘And yet, when the Son of man returns will he find faith on earth?’ (Lk. 18:8). ⧾
Last Sunday, the anniversary of the last apparition...
Sunday, and Pre-Election Thoughts
A blessed and glorious Sunday to all our readers...
Today's Gospel speaks of Christ's 'elect' - that is, His chosen, which in the end means...
Why to Say No to Trudeau
When the blackface scandal first broke, CTV political commentator Don Martin said that Justin Trudeau told him as a backbench MP that he would...