Saint Martin’s Example to the Saints
In the study of hagiography, that is the writing of the lives of saints, one can easily notice the great effect St Martin of...
Matthew Perry, A Troubled Friend
Matthew Perry died last week at the age of 54, found drowned in his hot tub by his assistant (which made me wonder whether...
Dr. Richard Shaw – Talk in Ottawa this Friday
For those readers in the Ottawa region - Canada's capital! - there is a talk this Friday, November 10th, by Dr. Richard Shaw, a...
Charles Cardinal Borromeo: The Saint Who Taught Us What Holiness Is, Concretely
This Saturday, November 4th, is the feast of St Charles Borromeo, one of the shining lights of the Catholic Reformation, a time of turmoil....
A Saintly Major-General
It is impressive, fitting for this Solemnity - and a quasi-litany as a bonus:
https://youtu.be/Fnt-P38ykc4
Pope John Paul II and the Path to Holiness
Today’s Solemnity of All Saints reminds me of St Pope John Paul II’s reflections on holiness, and I'd like to share with you some...
The Conversion of Eva Vlaandinerbroek
We cradle Catholics all feel a bit of a boost when we hear of converts, especially of the famous sort, even if we also...
Gerhard Cardinal MĂĽller and the Synod
I going to write a few words on the Synod on Synodality, as it wraps up its first phase (phase II next October) and...
Testimony of an Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Alumnus
Dr. Patrick McNeely - it is disconcerting writing that, as I knew him in what seems like yesterday as a fresh 18 year-old first...
Saint Evaristus, Third or Fourth Holy Father
Today's Saint was Pope from the year 99, succeeding Saint Clement I - when the Apostle John was still alive - until his death in 107....
