Padre Pio, our Faithful Companion in the Spiritual Combat
This 23rd of September is a significant day not only for the universal Church and our beloved Franciscan Capuchin Order, but also for me,...
Austen, Python and Regaining Humour
Why are things funny? Humour has eluded philosophers, and even more so scientists - and we are living in an increasingly humourless world, with...
Dead-End Debate
Do politics still mean something? I suppose they mean something, but what exactly, is dubious. We're a long, long way from what Aristotle meant...
Notre Dame and France’s Baptism
Nothing is accidental in God’s providence, which guides all things – concretely and immediately – to their final end, in the overall plan He...
Lockdowns and the Proportion of Fear
Just after Christmas, - at least they waited until after, and we must count all our blessings - Mr. Doug Ford decreed another interminable...
Pèlerinage en Quebec
I am currently on pilgrimage through Quebec, la belle province, which is still so 'Catholic', at least on the outside, with many signs of...
A Short Lenten Reflection
EZEKIEL 36: 23-28
“I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT IN THE MIDST OF YOU”
After we change our sinful ways, God promises to put His spirit in...
Pope Francis Marks a Decade
Today, March 13th, is the tenth anniversary of the election of Jorge Bergolio as the 266th successor of Saint Peter, the first Pope from...
Saint Agatha and Malta
February 5th is the liturgical memorial of St Agatha, a Sicilian virgin, martyred at Catania in the island of Sicily.
Even if little is known...
