Keeping the Christmas Caroling: In Dulce Iubilo, the Wexford, and A Rose in Winter.
With the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God yesterday - or, in the usus antiquior, the Circumcision - the Octave of Christmas closes, but...
A Catholic Approach to Gender Incongruence Among Children and Youth
“The Truth will make you free” (John 8:32):
Introduction
The difficulties and challenges facing young people living in present-day Canadian society are vast and their impact...
The Ecstasy of Fernandez, Mariette and Teresa
We won't talk about the resurfaced book by Cardinal Fernandez, like some antedeluvian and postlapsarian creature out of the black lagoon. The current head...
Listening in the Silence – A Meditative and Musical Offering
Today's reading from Samuel, telling the origin story of our biblical hero, ends with the words of the prophet, 'speak, Lord, for thy servant...
Why Are So Many Young Women Getting Breast Cancer?
(There are many a priori reasons why abortion is wrong, the primary one being that it snuffs out the life of the unborn child....
Does the Timing of Abortion Matter?
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops recently released a public statement relating to the current status of abortion in the state. The article reported...
Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Anointing of the Sick
January 28th is normally the liturgical feast of St Thomas Aquinas, called the Common Doctor due to the excellent clarity of his teaching, as well...
The Last Gospel as the Mass in Miniature
The prologue of the Gospel of St. John (Jn 1:1–14), often referred to as the Last Gospel, forms part of the concluding rites of...
Darwin’s Sad Legacy
No one doubts that modern science is a wonderful thing; but no one also doubts that it is a terrible thing. Modern factories everywhere...
Rabanus Maurus and the Veni Creator
February 4th is the traditional memorial of the the erudite Frankish monk, Rabanus Maurus (+856), one of the most learned men of his age,...