The Baptist and Akita
A blessed memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, recounted in all three of the synoptic Gospels. His martyrdom was at the request...
Natural Law, and an Apologia for TWU
A blessed memorial of King Saint Louis IX (+1270), on whom I hope to post a few words, as this is the anniversary of...
Rose of Lima and the ‘Art’ of Tattoos
Saint Rose of Lima (+1617) was a consecrated virgin, and the first native-born canonized saint of the Americas. She was renowned during her lifetime...
TWU, Where are You?
Back in June of this year, I wrote a piece on the travails of Trinity Western University, and how they had been refused accreditation...
The Queenship of Mary, All Holy and All Good, and, then there’s Justin…
A blessed memorial of the Queenship of Mary, a feast formally instituted by Pope Pius XII on October 11, 1954, in his encyclical Ad...
A Few Thoughts
Peruse a courageous essay just published in First Things, by an self-confessed homosexual, who struggles to maintain his chastity, and why men like him...
Taking a Deep Breath
In light of the apparent scandals washing over the Church, readers should peruse and ponder this critical assessment of the recent Pennsylvania Report, which...
The Gift of a Consecrated Life
We need some good news stories, and I was witness to one yesterday, as Sister Margaret Mary MacGrath of the Sisters of Our Lady...
The Fragility of Bridges and Covenants
As I was leaving Rome, watching out the window of the da Vinci airport, after five days of hot, sunny weather, the rain began...
Scandals, Kolbe and Mary
I am here at the Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome, waiting for my (delayed) flight back to Toronto and, well, back to life...
