Thursday, July 3, 2025

Of Pilgrimage

I have an article published on Crisis magazine, on the spiritual purpose, even the necessity, of ‘pilgrimage’, which take various forms, from the explicit...

On Martyrdom and True Religious Freedom

Carl Sundell has a very a propos article today in Catholic Insight on the remarkable Frank Sheed (+1982), a Catholic lay apologist who emphasized...

Oh, Canada, Philosophy, Law and Global Warming

Well, another ‘Canada Day’ has come and gone, celebrating the founding of this Dominion in 1867, which achieved further ‘liberation’, if one wants to...

Saints Peter and Paul and Obeying God

A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to all our readers! As they were in life, comites, literally ‘fellow travellers’, so...

Irenaeus of Lyons, Bishop and Martyr

Saint Irenaeus is the saint of the day, the vigil of Saints Peter and Paul.  He was bishop of Lyons in what is now France, a...

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...

Of True Pride, in Truth and Authority

I hesitate even to draw attention to it, but Toronto’s 38th annual (really?) ‘Gay Pride’ parade (with other similar events in other cities) has...

Light in Darkness

Paula Adamick pulls no punches in her assessment of the current state of Canada, and whether we can even still call this conglomeration in...

Solstice, Sanctity and Ireland

This is the first day of summer, the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere), solstice marking the Earth’s midway point in...

Of Liberals, Peterson and Free Trade

A fine good morning to all our readers, on this blustery mid-June day, at least as the weather is here in Ontario. I have...