Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Deaths, Stats and…

There are lies, damned lies...and statistics. Here, Dr. John Campbell, in his understated, ironical manner, points out how the government in England is making...

Demos II: An Open Letter to the Cardinals and the Church

Readers may recall Demos, from two years ago, a clarion call for reform in the Church, from an anonymous cardinal - likely George Pell. Now,...

Benedict’s Resignation, Eleven Years On

Hard to believe that it was eleven years ago on this February 28th that Pope Benedict XVI resigned the papacy, the first Pope to...

Recognizing Baby Steps – Part 2

In a previous article of mine, Recognizing Baby Steps a news article was reviewed where it was reported that a pregnant woman in the...

Is Free and Open Debate Still Possible?

I was pleasantly surprised that this essay came out of Harvard - a professor encouraging open dialogue on a number of 'sensitive' issues. That...

Saint Porphyrius

Saint Porphyrius was an early 5th century bishop of Gaza, from 395 to 420, which makes him an a propos patron for that troubled...

Cardinals MĂĽller and Sarah Speak Out

You know it's bad, and the jig may well be up, when both the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...

Some Patristic Sources on the Feast of the Chair of St Peter

Today, Tuesday 22 February 2022, Feast of the Chair of Peter, puts Peter’s Chair as the centre of our prayer. The Chair reminds us...

John Barros, Pro-Life Hero, Requiescat in Pace

What one man, forty feed of sidewalk, and constant daily fidelity can do, and they can do wonders, as Jonathan van Maren so eloquently...

Bishop Peter Muhich, Requiescat in Pace

I thought I would share the following request, to intercede for the repose of the soul of His Grace, Bishop Peter Muhich, who just...