James the Greater and Humanae Vitae: Signs of Contradiction

Today we celebrate the great feast of Saint James 'the Greater', not because of any intrinsic superior quality to the other apostle James, 'the...

Parents Take Note: Recent FDA Ruling Means Minors Will be Able to Pick up...

(Even in Canada, ahead of the curve into the descent into amorality in so many other ways, you at least still need a prescription...

Seventeenth Sunday: Choosing the Highest Good

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and...

The Strength of the Transfiguration

So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a...

Saint Stephen, Hungary’s First and Greatest King

Hungary is much in the news of late, with current leader Viktor Orban standing against the tsunami of insanity washing over the rest of...

John Paul II at Auschwitz: Lessons of Kolbe

APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND HOLY MASS AT THE CONCENTRATION CAMP HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II Auschwitz-Bierkenau, 7 June 1979   1. "This is the victory that overcomes...

The Rocky Road from Doubt to Faith                                            

Thanks to my Irish Catholic mother and 12 years with the good sisters of six parochial schools and four more years at the University...

Pope Benedict and Pope Pius X

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Saint Pius the Tenth Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to reflect on my...

Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition

For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7). In any given region or country, a common language...

In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day

Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...