Saint Marguerite d’Youville
MARGUERITE d'YOUVILLE, the first native Canadian to be elevated to sainthood, was born October 15, 1701 at Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest of...
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...
Joseph, the Very Type of the ‘Just Man’
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man…” How many times have we as Catholics heard these words of Scripture and experienced the meaning...
Becoming a Catholic Pastor, Post -“Pennsylvania”
It’s a real mess, and I assume that it’s going to get messier. In the past few days I have had many discussions, read...
A Catholic Response to the Transgender Moment
The Catholic doctrine of the imago Dei - that man is made in the very ‘image of God’ - looks perhaps simple at first...
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...
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: From the Visions of Anne Catherine...
In this account of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s visions regarding the Last Supper, trial, scourging, carrying of the Cross, crucifixion, death and resurrection of...
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...
The Weak Little Bird: Saint Thérèse and Strangers and Sojourners
“How can a soul as imperfect as mine aspire to the possession of the plenitude of Love? O Jesus, my first and only Friend,...
What and Why to Read from the Current Magisterium
Over the past week, Pope Francis has issued not one but two relatively “major” documents, along with the standard fare of other routine Papal...
