Stop the Moral Slide in Sri Lanka
The Dolawatta bill presently in parliament, seeks to change Sri Lanka’s penal code in order to create rights to private and public expression of...
Saint Robert of Newminster
There is only one saint in the calendar today, Saint Robert of Newminster, a twelfth century monk and abbot who died on this day...
Naked Desecration
Venerable Fulton Sheen said that one of the hallmarks of the demon was an inordinate love of nudity - that is, to flaunt what...
An (Open) Letter to My Township
(Here, should it prove in any way useful, is a letter I wrote to my own local township on their decision to exhibit the...
The Power of Pentecost
The celebration of Pentecost Sunday brought into my heart the very valid question which I have been asking to myself all along: What does...
What Happens in a Debt Default?
The short answer is, no one really knows, and we'll be flying by the seat of our pants shoud Congress not come to some...
Alberta Votes, and We Hope She Votes Wisely
The province of Alberta votes tomorrow, and, while not unduly influencing the democratic process – for do we not influence to some extent, even...
Bernardine of Siena and the Power of the Name
May 20th in the month of Mary, the Franciscan Calendar celebrates the feast of St Bernardine of Siena. Being a great Franciscan himself St...
Real Grave Matter
As the search continues for what are turning out to be rather elusive and mysterious mass graves, the tragic irony of the following is...
Orwell and Truth
In George Orwell's prescient 1984, “staying sane” meant remaining critical of the totalitarian government's apparent 'truths', even if only in secret. 2 + 2...
