Life in the Visitation
A blessed feast of the Visitation to one and all! Â I have always considered this a pro-life feast, when two saintly women, each bearing...
That in Me You May Have Peace
A very joyful, blessed and grace-filled Pentecost to all of our readers...
In the midst of all the travails of this world, let us entrust...
The Theology of Christmas Presents
(A classic by the master essayist, on why we give Christmas presents, for those of us who still sometimes wonder what is the point...
Of Severed Heads, Pronoun Wars and Canaries
An Italian neurosurgeon, Sergio Canavero, is planning to head up the first human body-head transplant, taking the head from a man, Valery Spiridonov, who...
Massacre in Manchester
ISIS has struck again, in the heart of Britain, as a suicide bomber detonated a âsophisticatedâ device as young concertgoers were leaving an âAriana...
Total Eclipse of the Sun
A brief note this morning, on this August 21st memorial of Pope Saint Pius X, that, besides honoring one of the great Pontiffs of...
Of Burma, Prophecy and Advent
Pope Francis has begun his visit to Burma, now officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, a nation nestled between India and Bangladesh...
Of Trillions and Youth Summits
Another milestone for progressive Canada: We will soon hit the trillion dollar debt mark, not quite up to the 20 trillion south of the...
Of Benedict, Free Speech, Immigration and Beer
I have an article posted this morning on the Benedict Option on Catholic World Report, for those inclined to peruse before it is posted...
Padre Pio and Brass Tacks
A brief note on this Sunday, on which I normally do not write, but make the occasional exception: For today is the 50th anniversary...
