Of Courageous Bishops and FaceBook

We celebrate Saint Stanislaus today (+ April 11, 1079), bishop and martyr, put to death by his own king, Boleslaus, for rebuking the monarch's...

Gaudete et Exultate

Pope Francis has just released another Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exultate, which may be translated as ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’, from Matthew 5:12, a...

Of Unforeseen Tragedies

On the note of suffering, even in the midst of this Easter joy, which in this vale of tears is still mingled with sorrow,...

On Fiscal Restraint and Pope John Paul II

A blessed and joyous Easter to all our readers! Christus surrexit vere, alleluia! I will have an article soon on the resurrection, but first,...

On Hell, Debts and Incorruptibility

A blessed and joyful Holy Saturday to all our readers, a day in which all the world is ‘at rest’, with Christ, our God,...

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...

Doing One’s Duty, and the Bomb

From the files of police who do their duty, unlike the police in the recent Florida massacre, who did less than their duty, the...

Lettergate and the Limits of Prediction

The controversy over 'Lettergate' is an indicative one, wherein the Vatican Secretariat for Communication, Msgr. Dario Vigano (who has since been demoted, sort of,...

Of Coercion and Suffering

Paula Adamick has a piece on coercion by the State, very a propos, for the power and intrusion of the government is waxing stronger...

Of Hawking, the Ides and the Demise of the Canadian Family

I am still pondering the providential serendipity of Stephen Hawking’s death yesterday, the math whiz going to meet His God on pi day.  A...