Thursday, July 10, 2025

Requiescat in Pace

Pope Francis (1936 - 2025), has died on this Easter Monday morning, after a controversial and often turbulent reign of just over 12 years....

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A call to holiness.

Brothers and sisters, you are God’s building. ... For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17) Today we celebrate the...

It’s Always the Right Time to Leisure

Many years ago, I attended an academic talk that left a lasting impression – more so for my reaction to it than for its...

The Trudeau Reckoning

When Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould publicly accused Justin Trudeau and his senior aides before a Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee in February of...

Adoration: The Blaze of the Fire of Charity

 "Could you not watch one hour with Me?"  (Matthew, 26:40) I came to set fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already...

Without the Cross, There is No Church, and No Salvation

Whoever wants to become my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me (Mk. 8:34). It is by the Cross...

Glimpses Into True Leisure

(A reflection on the proper Catholic notion of 'leisure' from contributor Rebecca Jacobson, fitting for this Easter week of Sundays. Gaudeamus in Domino, quia...

Father Kapaun’s March Through the Valley of Death

John Stansifer has written a fascinating and inspiring life – I could scarcely put it down - on Father Emil Kapaun, an army chaplain...

Don’t Get Comatose: The German Euthanasia Program and the Barbarism of Bill C-7

George Santayana's aphorism that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it came to mind quite forcefully this week. And, I...

Providence and a Thief’s Goodness

Last year on Palm Sunday we heard the passion from Saint Mark’s Gospel, and next year it will be from Saint Matthew. Each is...