St John Paul II and Missionary Activity
On this 22nd Sunday of October, as we are celebrating the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, as well as World Mission Sunday. Celebrated on...
The Hope of Poland
On this feast of Saint Hedwig, readers may enjoy this article on the role of Poland in maintaining Europe's Christian identity. Yes, the demographic...
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and Saint Hedwig
(Here in Canada, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and Saint Hedwig - normally celebrated on the 16th - are moved to October 20th, to make...
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
On this October 19th we commemorate the Polish priest and martyr, Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, murdered by communist agents on this day in 1984, for...
The Dogma is the Drama
In light of the insipidity - and insidiousness - of the Synod on Synodality, with the apparent attempt of some of its members to...
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...
