Tuesday, July 1, 2025

In the Timeless Spirit

A thousand years is like a day.       2 Peter 3:8 Recently I had the pleasure of listening to Fr Celso Benedictine, enlightening us...

The Passio of Perpetua and Felicity

It would be remiss of me not to mention today also as the memorial of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, the account of whose martyrdom...

Dr. Peter’s Prudence

Prudence is defined as a virtue of the practical reason, by which we discern the true good in every circumstance, and the right means...

A Sign of Hope

A reader sent along this photo, taken yesterday over the skies of Montreal, and Saint Joseph's Oratory: We should recall that the rainbow is a...

Boxing Blues

Tonight is the fight between Floyd Mayweather, a seasoned 40 year old boxer who has never lost a professional match, and Conor McGregor, a...

Denis, Leonardi and Newman

We have two saints on the universal calendar today, and one blessed yet to be put thereon, who will be canonized this Sunday. In historical...

The Battle of Vienna and the Holy Name of Mary

September 12th commemorates the Battle of Vienna, the great victory in 1683 of the Christians armies, led by Jan Sobieski, against the Ottoman Turks...

Washington’s Enclaved Elysium

For Biden's inauguration, 25,000 troops were stationed in Washington, with much of the area around the Capitol and White House closed off. So much...

Entering Advent

For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36). The first Sunday of Advent marks...

Eisenhower’s Dire Farewell Warning

On this day in 1961, outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower - 'Ike' - gave his famous farewell speech, warning Americans of the dangers of...