Signs of Hope: Marriage, Prayer, Conversion
I think we'll make this a regular event, listing the various signs of hope - locally and globally - in our fragmenting and fractious...
Brian Boru, Charles and James
On this day in 1014, at the Battle of Clontarf, just outside Dublin, the great high king of Ireland, Brian Boru, died in battle...
Blessed James Duckett: The Joy of Forgiveness
Before this day ends, a brief word about the remarkable, and largely unknown, Blessed James Duckett, about whom I knew nothing until a write...
SCOTUS to Rule on Chemical Abortions
At a local pro-life dinner a number of years ago - perhaps seven, but it's getting hard to tell as time inexorably flows by...
Mr. Weigel’s Inconsistent Proportionalism
George Weigel just posted an impassioned condemnation of the moral error of proportionalism - that the overall good of any moral decision is the...
A Personal Priestly Anecdote
On Maundy Thursday of this year 2023 Our Good Lord wanted to show me the outstanding dignity of the ministerial priesthood. It is so...
Murder for Minors, Inc.
As readers may know, the Liberals intend to offer euthanasia for minors - it has been delayed for a time, but here, apparently, is...
Palm Sunday: A Sign of our Heavenly Pilgrimage
On Palm Sunday we commemorate liturgically Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. This event in the life of Jesus is mentioned by every evangelist, and...
John Paul II, Ora Pro Nobis!
A blessed Passion/Palm Sunday to all our readers...On a note of hope note, today is the 18th anniversary (yes, I know, tempus fugit, memento mori and all...
The History of Passiontide and Holy Week
(Although the ancient laws and customs may no longer be de rigeur, we may reflect in these solemn days on the zeal of the...
