Did de Niro Really Just Become a ‘Dad’?
Actor Robert de Niro, a septuagenarian on the cusp of octogenarianhood (he turns 80 in August) has just fathered a child. We may use...
Blessed John of Rochester, Carthusian Fortitude
Blessed John of Rochester, Carthusian monk and abbot of their charterhouse in London, was cruelly put to death on this May 11th in 1537,...
Sacred Music Concert Saturday, May 13th
For those living in this area, a fundraising concert is being held next Saturday, May 13th (Our Lady of Fatima) at Saint Michael's church...
The Barrier of Bannister’s Mile
On May 6th, 1954, on a make-do track field in Oxford, in windy and blustery conditions, medical student Roger Bannister broke what some thought...
The Franciscan Charism and the Grace of Working
The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is gently inviting me to revisit the great Plenary Council of the Capuchin Order which was celebrated...
Catholic Homeschooling Conference, June 9-10
Once again, Catholic homeschoolers are gathering virtually to be encouraged as they fulfill their mission to be the primary educators of their children: “Cultivating...
Saint Mark’s Literary Techniques
A sense of urgency
It is useful and edifying to read a Gospel continuously, from start to finish. It allows us to notice details that...
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...
