Pope Benedict on the Cure D’Ars on the Priesthood
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated a Year for Priests, under the heavenly intercession of the Cure of Ars, Saint Jean Vianney, the patron...
Disappearing Data
When the data does not go the way you'd like it, delete it, right down the hole of your donut graph.
I don't recall learning...
Three Eusebii
Names can be confusing in history, for significant figures often share the same name - There have been eighteen kings Louis in France; eight...
Podcast: What’s In An Apology?
I offer the following thoughts on the Holy Father's apologia in his penitential pilgrimage to Canada as a help in discernment and prayer. They...
The Shadow of Peter
A friend mentioned to me the significance of the papal pilgrimage to Canada – that, regardless of what we think of the current occupant...
Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo, a Great Imitator of the Humble and Poor Christ
On July 27th the Church celebrates the feast of Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo. The Northern Italian Capuchin nun teaches us how to love Christ...
Christina the Astonishing and, well, Nick Cave
July 24th is the traditional commemoration of one of the most remarkable of saint, aptly called Christina Mirabilis, Christina the Astonishing (1150 - 1224),...
The Battle Continues
Today marks the anniversary of one of the greatest victories in the history of Christendom, the defeat of the Islamic Ottoman Turks on July...
A Sign of Hope
A reader sent along this photo, taken yesterday over the skies of Montreal, and Saint Joseph's Oratory:
We should recall that the rainbow is a...
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi’s Brilliance
Saint Lorenza (Lawrence) da Brindisi - Capuchin priest and Doctor of the Church - was born Giulio Cesare Russo on July 22, 1559 to Guglielmo...
