Friday, September 12, 2025

Of Conservatism, Ideology and Cowardice

So Patrick Brown has dropped out, one might say ā€˜again’, but the first resignation was from actually holding the leadership of the Conservative Party,...

Arroyo’s Interdict and Cupichean Conscience

Jesuit Father Anthony Spadaro, the controversial advisor to Pope Francis, has re-tweeted (how I dislike that verb, just in passing) a call by Anthony...

Jacinta’s Modest Proposal, Olympic Gold and Har Meggido

I just discovered this morning, after my reflections on Olympic modesty, that today is the memorial of Blessed Jacinta Marto, one of the Fatima...

The Devil Made Me Do It

How does the Devil enter a soul? Obviously through grave sin, but many commit such sins and don't seem to be overtly possessed, or...

A Good Lent

A blessed Ash Wednesday to all, as we begin the journey of Lent through the traditional practices of almsgiving, fastingĀ  and prayer, not always...

Shedding A Light on the New Barbarism

A blessed feast of the Presentation, also called Candlemas, celebrating the dedication of the child Jesus in the Temple, the purification of Our Lady...

Paul of Tarsus and Patrick Brown

You have to love conversion stories, from the very real Saul on that road to Damascus, to the fictional Scrooge on a Dickensian Christmas...

Nasty Words and the Winds of Change

In the midst of all our other problems, Canada is now pondering reinstating the authoritarian internet hate-speech law, C-13, which as the article states,...

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.Ā  You may have heard:Ā  An eleven year old female Muslim student, supposedly minding her own...