The Point of It All
There have been two tragic and public suicides in the news of late, which I have picked up on these pilgrimage travels, praying for...
An Update from Devonshire
A few words from dreekit Devon, with the heavy rain coming down here in the village of Brixham, on the south coast of England, most...
Liturgy and an Update
Anthony Esolen captures in a vivid and clear way what is wrong with the manner in which the Novus Ordo Mass is usually celebrated:...
Singing, Sex-Ed and Louis and Zelie Martin
Paula Adamick in her article today, in her usual vivid way, connects the cultural trajectory from the âlong, hot summerâ of 1968 to the...
Of Benedict and the Conservative Option
A blessed feast of Saint Benedict to all our readers! Although the whole monastic tradition predates him by several centuries, going back to such early...
Of Pilgrimage
I have an article published on Crisis magazine, on the spiritual purpose, even the necessity, of âpilgrimageâ, 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 âCanada Dayâ has come and gone, celebrating the founding of this Dominion in 1867, which achieved further âliberationâ, 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 âfellow travellersâ, 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...
