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      Strong demand, intense debates: Ontario’s Catholic schools at a crossroads

      As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads. In Ontario, as...

      Saint Louis IX: A Most Christian King

      St. Louis IX (1214-1270) has been considered by many to be the greatest king of medieval Christendom. As the quintessential Catholic monarch, he ruled...

      On Chesterton and Children: Theology of Repetition

      What am I doing here? Is this all there is to life? These questions occasionally surface as I sit at my desk, surrounded by beige...

      Pope Benedict and Saint Bartholomew

      BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 4 October 2006 Bartholomew Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the series on the Apostles called by Jesus during his earthly life, today...

      Apologetics 101, Question 8: Potency and Evolution

      In response to Catholic Insight’s post of Carl Sundell’s list of 39 essential questions Catholics should be prepared to answer about our faith, I...

      Salve, Regina! – Mary’s Queenship Over Heaven and Earth

      A blessed memorial of the Queenship of Mary, - as queen of heaven and earth, of angels and men. Although the Church has always...

      Ad Caeli Reginam: Encyclical of Pope Pius XII Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary

      (As mentioned in an accompanying post, the Queenship of Mary used to fall on the last day of May (now the feast of the...

      From Judaism to Catholicism: A Conversion Story

      For as long as I can remember, I have believed in God. A strange statement, coming from someone who was born in Israel and raised...

      Pope Benedict and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the Mellifluous Doctor

      GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to talk about St Bernard of Clairvaux, called...

      Pope Benedict, Saint John Eudes and the Formation of Priests

      BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 19 August 2009 (Video) Saint John Eudes and the formation of the diocesan clergy Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is the liturgical Memorial of St...