Per Transisset Sabbatum et Terra Tremuit
For this Sunday's musical offering, here first is John Taverner's (c.1490 - 1545) 'Dum Transisset Sabbatum', signifying Christ's victory over death after His burial....
Subsidiarity Subverted: Mark Carney’s Politics of Power Outside the Moral Law
As Canadians approach the snap federal election on April 28, they must confront a reality more disquieting than any partisan rivalry: the installation of...
Divine Mercy Sunday
‘Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe’… ‘My Lord and my God!’ (Jn. 20:18).
Today is Low...
Mark’s Gospel is True History
The four canonical Gospels are without question the four most important books ever written. These books give us an inerrant portrait of Jesus Christ,...
Saint Mark and the Resurrection
At Easter Sunday Mass, you heard the closing verses of Saint Mark’s Gospel, or almost so. I say “almost” because our lectionary omits the...
Novena to Saint Joseph for the Federal Election
As the 2025 federal election draws near, we'd like to encourage all Catholics to pray a Novena to St. Joseph, Canada's patron saint since...
Glimpses Into True Leisure
(A reflection on the proper Catholic notion of 'leisure' from contributor Rebecca Jacobson, fitting for this Easter week of Sundays. Gaudeamus in Domino, quia...
Requiescat in Pace
Pope Francis (1936 - 2025), has died on this Easter Monday morning, after a controversial and often turbulent reign of just over 12 years....
The Resurrection was Real, and is the Foundation of our Faith – Alleluia!
(From a Regina Coeli address of Pope Saint John Paul II, April 21st, 1996):
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. In the liturgical season running from Easter...
Bach’s Easter Oratorio
A very joyous and blessed Easter to all our readers! Alleluia!
Here, we offer Bach's Easter Oratorio, the companion piece to his Passions. First...
