The Courage of Bishop Michael Power: Crucial For Our Times Â
In 1842, when Father Michael Power, a Haligonian born of Irish parents, was consecrated as the first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of...
Fatima 1917 and 2020
“Now is the time to do what you’re told,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, November 13, 2020, as many Americans brace themselves for further lockdowns to...
God: Invented, or Discovered?
“God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world.” Paul Dirac
Modern mathematicians sometimes debate whether the rules of mathematics are invented or discovered. The consensus...
John Paul II, Poland and the Land Down Under
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, with Catholics reflecting on a Pope who still remains...
St Joseph Moscati: a Faithful Labourer in the Vineyard of the Lord Â
On November 16th we, as a Church, celebrate the feast day of Saint Joseph Moscati, or, as he is commonly known by many who...
Finding Interest in the Ritual of Mass
More times than I can count I have been told by young men and women that they do not attend Mass because they find...
Fields Where Freedom Grows
In Flanders Fields where poppies grow
Lines of a poem that I know
Today takes on a different meaning
To those who are divergently leaning.
'Lest we forget';...
What’s Wrong with the World? Well, The Hatred of Words, and the Word
I suspect there are few people left who don’t think there’s something very wrong in the world today, whatever their political and moral leanings...
A Saint Visits Malta
In his apostolic exhortation on the call of holiness in today’s world, Gaudete et Exsultate, Pope Francis wrote: “The saints are distinguished by a spirit...
As Steals the Morn
One of Handel's most delightful Arias, 'As Steals the Morn', with the libretto lightly adapted from Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Tempest:
The charm...
