Remember Saint Martin
Today we celebrate Remembrance Day (in the United States, Memorial Day), commemorating the cessation of hostilities in World War I, on the eleventh hour,...
Media, Bought and Sold
The mercantile nature of journalism has finally come full circle, as the newspapers (well, given that many publish in other media, we should call them 'news sources') are now begging for public subsidies.
The Holy Mass Part VI: The Bread of Life
This Sunday’s reflection is the sixth in a series of meditations on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with specific references to the Ancient...
The Thirty Third Sunday’s Eschaton
Beware that you are not led astray (Lk. 21:8). ⧾
The sacred liturgy again today directs our attention to the eschaton, the teaching about the...
Pope Francis, Sister Marie and Bishop Francois
(What follows is the homily of Pope Francis from 2014 for the 'equipollent' canonization of two Canadian saints - Marie de l'Incarnation, whom we...
The True Meaning of Greatness
In these times of fear and uncertainty, when our daily lives are severely disrupted by the Covid outbreak, many people forget what “greatness” truly...
Charlie Kirk, Apologist for the Truth
I must confess that I knew almost nothing about Charlie Kirk before his death. When one of my former students – now a young...
Of Grace, Gratitude and Grievance
All we hear is the negative stuff; nobody’s interested in the positive, the joy in that school. Nine of the happiest years of my...
Joseph and Peter: A Josephological Apology for the Papacy
Today in the New Rite is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Rome, celebrated in the Old Rite as the Feast...
Andre Campra: Messa da Requiem
Andre Campra: Messa da Requiem
Featuring Philippe Herreweghe (Conductor)
Harmoia Mundi, 1992
Campra wrote this masterpiece around 1699, before he abandoned his duties as maître de musique...
