Dilexit Nos
(Full disclosure: I myself have not read the most recent encyclical by Pope Francis, so present this reflection by Father Attard for your own...
Blessed Terence O’Brien and Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
This penultimate day in October - all hallowe'ed eve's eve - is the memorial of the Irish bishop and martyr, Terence O'Brien (1601-1651), put...
Untrammeled Immigration: A Reply to a Reader
A reader sent in the following comment:
Your stated goal “endeavours to foster the *culture of life* by reporting truthfully, critically, contextually, and … guided...
Bill Gates on the Hot Seat
There's more than a little schadenfreude in seeing Bill Gates put through his paces by this doughty interviewer. The commentator is right when he...
Canceling Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a Catholic explorer. Some misguided historians would have us believe the Catholic Church sent him and the missionaries who accompanied him...
The Incredible Gift of Pope Saint John Paul II
On October 22nd, the liturgy offers us the liturgical feast of Saint John Paul II. This great Polish Pope was one with whom many...
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko and Putting God First
The feast of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, which is celebrated October 19th, drives home an important point: God comes first in our lives, and that...
Kamalogorrhea
An intriguing clip, with Kamala Harris facing an interviewer who at least tries to get her to answer a direct question about the number...
Pope Saint John and Openness to the Holy Spirit
As we celebrate the feast of the Papa Buono, the Good Pope as he was affectionately referred to, Pope St John XXIII, what comes...
Neptune, Voyager and Where No Man Has Gone Before…
On this day in 1846, astronomer William Hessel discovered Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, just 17 days after Johann Galle discovered...
