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...
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony:Â A Celebration of Sporting Excellence or Satanic Perversion? ...
As a former competitive amateur athlete in multiple sports, I watched with childlike anticipation on TV the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Summer Olympics,...
Saint Pantaleon
Saint Pantaleon (+305) was a very popular early martyr, even though little is known about his life. The martyrology has it that he was...
Jasper Burned
We pray for the residents of Jasper, Alberta, a lovely city on the far west of the province, the gateway to the Rockies, and...
Saint Brigdet of Sweden: Co-Patroness of Europe
Saint Brigdet of Sweden was born in 1303 at Finsta in the Swedish region of Uppland, from an aristocratic family. This great medieval mystic...
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi’ Bible and Cappucino
Guilio Cesare Russo was born to a family of Venetian merchants, but not in Venice, but rather far to the south, in the village...
Living the Catholic Life
A note to let readers know about a new Traditional Catholic liturgical planner is on offer, which will help live a life in tune...
Bob Newhart, Catholic Comedian, Requiescat in Pace
Bob Newhart died the other day, and readers - at least, those of a certain era - may recall his dry, deadpan humour in...
What’s In a Name?
On this day in 1917, the royal family of England, by order of King George V, changed their name from Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha to the simpler,...
Alexius the Beggar
Saint Alex – or Alexius – known as ‘the Beggar’ was a Christian in the early fourth-century, was the son of a Senator, Euphemian,...
