Monday, April 21, 2025

Fabian and Freedom

Pope Fabian (+250) was put to death on this day in the persecution of Emperor Decius, for refusing to offer idolatrous sacrifice, and this...

Crying Wolf and False Alarms

So the infamous cutting of the hijab never happened.  You may have heard:  An eleven year old female Muslim student, supposedly minding her own...

A Bad Moon Risin’

In response to a town-hall question during his cross-Canada tour, Prime Minister Trudeau doubled down on the controversial abortion attestation box on the application...

Nepomucene’s Silence and Horton’s Minimum

Saint John Nepomucene (+1393) is by tradition, or some say by legend (but the two overlap, do they not, for every legend has its...

Resources from Germain Grisez

The Way of the Lord Jesus http://twotlj.org   Free resources in moral theology by Germain Grisez Useful for priests, deacons, seminarians, catechists, and teachers. * ** For more information, contact...

The Power of the Holy Name

The memorial of the Holy Name of Jesus dates back to the early modern period, just after the Middle Ages, a devotion popularized, along...

Of Marijuana and Marriage

Not long until Christmas now, as we have now hit December 20th, with five brief days until the solemnity, and just over two weeks...

Father Callam ‘Goes to the Movies’

There’s one thing about movies that I very much like: it’s the one art form that everyone feels himself qualified to comment on. Take...

Major relic of Saint Francis Xavier to come to Canada, Jan. 3 to Feb....

The forearm of the most famous missionary saint is coming to Canada, January 3 to February 2, as part of a 14-city visit organized...

Trudeau’s Trip and Trump’s Transfer

Justin Trudeau has returned empty-handed from his trip to China, hoping to secure a free-trade deal, or at least talks leading to such a...