Monday, June 16, 2025

He Spoke to Me Through Brother Horse

This Wednesday, the fourth of October 2023, the feast of Saint Francis, is a day I shall never forget in my Franciscan Capuchin life...

Five Arguments in Favour of the Traditional Reception of Holy Communion

The following thoughts from Mr. Suski are not meant to denigrate those who receive Communion on the hand, as this is permitted by the...

Revolution and Year Zero – Vendémiaire?

The Peel District School Board - just outside of Toronto, Ontario, here in Canada - has just banned any books in its libraries published...

Novena to the Canadian Martyrs

Here in Canada, we celebrate the feast of the Canadian Martyrs on September 26th, so the novena to them begins today. Our Dominion could...

Jim Croce’s Last Love Ballad

Jim Croce died tragically in a plane crash on this day back in 1973, ironically, just as his music career was taking off. He...

Million Person March

We send our prayers and good wishes to the Million Person March this morning, in Ottawa, and elsewhere across Canada. May their witness, on...

Liquefaction

So, to end my wondering as per the post today, the blood of Saint Januarius did liquefy, as it does a few times per...

The Holy Name of Mary

Besides commemorating the Battle of Vienna, today, September 12th, is also the memorial of the Holy Name of Mary, whose very name has been...

The Deleterious Ecclesial Effects of Markan Priorism

Here is some food for thought, from Catholic author Jerome D. Gilmartin, on the deleterious effect of the 'Markan priorist' hypothesis - that Mark...

Eunuchs for the Kingdom and the Three ‘C’s’ of Sexuality

I have an article out in Catholic World Report on what Christ might mean by becoming 'eunuchs for the kingdom', which at first hearing...