The Council of Nicaea, 1700 Years Ago
This May 20th marks the 1700th anniversary of the opening session of the Council of Nicaea, which this Year of Jubilee, 2025 commemorates. Nicaea...
What Is Life, Really?
We Christians continue to celebrate the gift of new life in the Resurrection of Jesus this and every Easter season. Much of the debate...
Fifth Sunday of Easter, and Augustine’s Tale of Two Cities
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out heaven from God…and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See,...
Saint Margaret of Cortona and Ongoing Conversion
On May 16th, the Franciscan family within the Universal Church celebrates the feast of St Margaret of Cortona. Her life was not at all...
Que Sera, Sera Serfdom: Mark Carney and Collapse by Design
(Mark Carney's choice of cabinet members is indicative - what is old is new again - not least reinstating radical environmental activist Stephen Guilbeault....
The Providential Election of Pope Leo in this Month of May
(On this feast of Saint Matthias - whom we may see as the patron saint of good choices - here is a fine reflection...
The Covenant Form Fulfilled in the Church
(A fitting reflection from contributor Mike Schramm, on how the Old Testament covenants point to the Catholic Church - and, we may add, to...
Three Popes at Fátima
The liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Fátima makes me realize how much Our heavenly Mother truly loves us. She comes to confirm us...
Our Lady of Fatima
The revelations, prophecies and secrets of Our Lady of Fatima have loomed large in the minds and heart of Catholics in the twentieth century,...
Victoria’s Regina Coeli
A truly sublime rendition of the Regina Caeli Laetare, by Tomas Luis De Victoria (1548-1611), as sung by the ensemble Voces8. This work was...
