Heroism, Then and Now
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others have greatness thrust upon them”. So wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night .
‘Greatness’ may take...
Marie of the Incarnation: A Canadian Mystic
Marie de l’Incarnation: Études de théologie spirituelle by Pierre Gervais, S.J.: A Review
Pierre Gervais is a Canadian-born Jesuit, professor of systematic, sacramental, and spiritual...
True-dope-ia
I had to wait a few days before writing on the election of Justin Trudeau as our new Prime-Minister-in-waiting, not least for the emotion...
Boring Sermons: A Thomistic Take
Why Sermons are Boring
Daniel Callam, C.S.B.
In moving offices recently I found, between my copies of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, a long-lost...
Till We Have Faces: To Niqab, or Not?
In an interesting turn of events, the niqab, the face-covering veil worn by certain Muslim women, has become a defining election issue in Canada. ...
Festival and Ferial, by Anna Rist: A Review
Festival and Ferial
Anna Rist
Kaufmann Publishing, St. Simon’s Island , 2014
ISBN : 978-0-9905329-3-4
In one of his Odes (IV.2) Horace describes the danger of trying to...
Primal Rage
This morning, as I begin this column, ten people at a community college in Oregon were killed by yet-another loner gunman, seeking some kind...
Of Romans and Mustard Seeds
If an early Christian had been asked to speculate where the centre of the Catholic Church on earth would end up, it's not inconceivable...
The Refugee Question
The lifeless body of the 2 year old Aylan Kurdi lying face down on a beach has caused outrage around the world (I have...
Smiley Miley
The Gospel on the memorial of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist, which we celebrated last week, recounts the story Herod, Herodias, his...