Upcoming Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Master or Servant?
For those in the Pembroke area, I will be offering a presentation and discussion this May 28 at 7 p.m. at St-Jean Baptiste Parish Hall, 500...
The Very First ‘Merry Christmas’
In one of those many ironies of history, it came as news to me that the first recorded use of the greeting 'Merry Christmas'...
The Pope’s Rosary for Peace Today
The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will lead a Rosary for peace today, at 7 pm Rome time, at the end of...
Pope Benedict Reflects on Saints Anne and Joachim
On this day in 2009, at the end of his Angelus message, Pope Benedict had these brief words to say on Saints Joachim and...
Saints Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude of Germany
Beautiful bonnie Margaret of Scotland (+1093) was the devoted wife of Malcom III, king of the nation to which she fled as a fetching...
Britain’s Descent into Darkness
The once-merrie-and-Catholic land of Britain – the two adjectives go together like apple pie and ice cream – continues to descend down the dark...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Eighth Day – The Gift of Wisdom
Eighth DayÂ
Bend the stubborn heart and will;Â
Melt the frozen warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
The Gift of Wisdom
Embodying all the other gifts,...
Pope Francis’ Thirteenth
Thirteen years ago, on a fateful March 13th in the year of Our Lord 2013, Jorge Bergoglio was elected the 266th Pope, taking the...
An Original Musical By Christine Helferty, August 22-24th
For those in the Peterborough area, or even further afield, mark your calendars for a new and original musical, Past the Limit, a Story...
By the Teeth of Saint Apollonia
Saint Apollonia (+249) was a virgin martyr put to death under the reign of Philip the Arab, just before the far more violent persecution...
