Thursday, December 25, 2025

“Verso L ’Alto” – A Meditation on the Hidden Sanctity of Pier Giorgio Frassati

The Italian Alps — that formidable stretch of Europe’s great mountain arc — rise in dramatic splendour above the landscape that so enduringly shaped...

Padre Pio and the Story of a Vocation

This 23rd of September is the liturgical feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also twenty eight years ago that Jesus, through Padre...

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...

Homily for the Funeral of the Late, Great Pope John Paul II

(On this twentieth anniversary of the death of Pope Saint John Paul II, here is the beautiful funeral homily of Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, who...

“Joseph, the God-Possessor”: ὁ θεοπάτωρ Ἰωσὴφ

Recently I came across a show on YouTube called “Cuppa Joe,” which is a great show which centers around discussing topics in Josephology, the...

Dedication, Devotion and Reparation to the Sacred Heart: The Twelve Promises

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is popularly associated with St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, a nun of the Visitation Order who during the...

Twenty Second Sunday: Humility, the Cross and Salvation

Perform your tasks with humility….To the humble the Lord reveals His secrets…By the humble He is glorified (Cf. Sir. 3: 17-20). ⧾ The lessons of...

Pope Benedict’s Last Epiphany Homily

(In Canada, and other locales, the Solemnity of the Epiphany is moved to the following Sunday, for 'pastoral reasons'. But in the Church universal,...

Canceling Conservative Priests

Our world is becoming increasingly violent; a world where people are led and misled by half-truths, slogans and ideological clichés. This violence is directed...

Contra Cardinal McElroy’s Moral Muddle

In January, Cardinal Robert McElroy, one of the most recent Bishops elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Francis, published quite a controversial article in...