Are the Poor Blessed? L’Arche, Part II
Jesus lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said,
âBlessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you that hunger...
Conversionary Compassion: Pope Francis and the Engaged Church
Conservative Catholics have expressed suspicion that Pope Francis is importing the values of a culture influenced by secular humanism into Church theology. He has...
The Metaphysics of Creation
 Catholic Insight will publish articles on all sorts of topics, related in some way to Catholicism, from the very academic (as in the contribution...
How to Defeat Euthanasia: A Personal Story
As the ten-horned apocalyptic beast called euthanasia lies in wait at our door and we begin to reflect on how to protect our loved...
L’Arche: A Beginning
In light of the upcoming parliamentary decision to be made concerning so-called 'euthanasia laws', we have decided to re-print over the next while a...
The Middle Ages: The True ‘Gothic’
Long ago, there was a surefire test by which to recognize a truly cultured person: anyone who could hear the William Tell overture without...
Heroism, Then and Now
âSome men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others have greatness thrust upon themâ.  So wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night .
âGreatnessâ may take...
Marie of the Incarnation: A Canadian Mystic
Marie de lâIncarnation: Ătudes de thĂ©ologie 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...
