Saint John of the Cross: A Sound Teacher of True Love
Today, 14 December, we celebrate the feast of a great Spanish mystic, a friend and a co-reformer of the Carmelite religious family, namely Saint...
The Voice and the Dawn
âSo he said, 'I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for the Lord'â (Jn 1:23).
âHe was...
The Third Sunday of Advent: A Voice Crying the Wilderness
Do not despise the words of ProphetsâŠhold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 5:17). â§Ÿ
Again on this...
The 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of St. Joseph as Patron Saint of the...
Besides celebrating the great solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of God and Our beloved Mother, on December 8th we also...
Big data and the Birth of Christ
From the information superhighway to artificial intelligence to contact tracing for COVID-19, ours is certainly the era of âbig data.â
âBig dataâ might seem like...
Mother EgarĂ©eâs Thimble and the Hierarchy of Truths
(On what would be the feast of Saint Nicholas, the great foe of heretics, you may enjoy this delightful reflection from Father Callam on...
Second Sunday of Advent and the Church in Quebec
âPrepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straightâ (Mt. 3:3) â§Ÿ
The Gospel of the Mass on this second Sunday of Advent introduces...
The Subjective Monster
There is an ancient Indian fable of six blind men who meet an elephant. Each of them touches different parts of the elephant. One...
The Diamond of England: The Mission and Martyrdom of St. Edmund Campion
St. Edmund Campion first became a major part of my life when I was assigned to read Edmund Campion: Hero of Godâs Underground by Harold...
A Feast for All Franciscans
November 29th is the special day dedicated to all the Franciscans who are now born into eternal life. Every year our Franciscan Order reserves...