On Evil Euphemisms
Somebody has sent me a book on Companionate Marriage; so called because the people involved are not married and will very rapidly cease to...
Canada in Pieces
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The...
Metaphysical Madness and Mayhem
āRachelā Mackinnon is a cyclist smashing speed records and winning golds across the track, which may sound at first glance sound like Lance, as...
Humility and Happiness
The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal (Sir. 35:17). ā§¾
The parable of the...
Thirtieth Sunday: The Old Testament in Light of the New
WE CANADIANS pride ourselves on being tolerant, which, paradoxically, means that we are extremely intolerant. To demonstrate our intolerance, let me recite three words...
From the Homily of Pope Paul VI At the Canonization of the Forty Martyrs...
25th October 1970
To all those who are filled with admiration in reading the records of these martyrs, it is perfectly clear that they are...
Alas for Canada
What is one to say? The results speak for themselves, with the east more or less going 'liberal', the Prairies and Alberta going 'conservative',...
The Fire of Faith on Earth
āAnd yet, when the Son of man returns will he find faith on earth?ā (Lk. 18:8). ā§¾
Last Sunday, the anniversary of the last apparition...
Sunday, and Pre-Election Thoughts
A blessed and glorious Sunday to all our readers...
Today's Gospel speaks of Christ's 'elect' - that is, His chosen, which in the end means...
Final Results from a Pro-Life Petition to Amend the Criminal Code of Canada
Five years ago Mr. Janusz Szepietowski, a former solidarity activist unjustly imprisoned under the 1981 Martial Law in Communist Poland, proposed to me to...
