Prayer and Fasting for Peace
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa - who has offered himself in exchange for the Hamas hostages - has requested a day...
How Really to Remember Senator Feinstein
For what should Senator Diane Feinstein, who died recently at the advanced age of 91 after a long - some might say far too...
Justice, in Charity
We pray for the victims, and in a different way for the perpetrators, of the terrorist attacks on Israel- being described as their '9-11',...
The Ideal Mass?
A friend and sometime contributor to these pages, Tate Pumfrey, has a recent article over in OnePeterFive, on the 'ideal' Mass, which provides much...
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...
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...
