Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (+1317) is one of the 'incorruptibles'. She was born in the picturesque cliff-top Italian city on January 28th, 1268, the...
Trudeau’s New ‘Housing’ Plan
G.K. Chesterton quipped once, if memory serves, that each man, with some diligent and faithful hard work, should be able to afford 'three acres...
Culloden and Bonnie Prince Charlie
One more note on this April 16th, which also marks the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, when the Scottish regiments, in...
Google as a Truth Engine?
Most people lie. At least, so it seems, according to a recent podcast by Terry O'Reilly's Under the Influence, which, unlike many shows Canada's...
The Quiet Man
Call me a sentimentalist, but it's one of my favourite short stories, evoking an Ireland that no longer is, but may be again:
https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/walshm-quietman/walshm-quietman-00-h.html
The 1952...
Signs in the Sky
Signs can be ambiguous, or they can be very certain. There are the 'signs' of the sacraments fall into the latter category, given to...
Napoleon and ABBA’s Waterloo
In one of those odd confluences of history, today marks the day in 1793 when the Committee of Public Safety - a modern ring,...
Miss Rowling’s Stand
I was never a big fan of the Harry Potter books, for various reasons. I tried to read one - I was not their...
It’s Official: John Paul II Day in Canada
Our parish priest reminded us this morning that by statutory law in Canada, today is officially 'John Paul II Day'. I must confess that...
Good Friday and War
On the theme of suffering on this Good Friday, there is a pertinent and evocative reflection by James Bogle on OnePeterFive on the bombing...
