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...
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...
