Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fifth Day – The Gift of Knowledge
Fifth Day
Light immortal! Light Divine!
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill!.
The Gift of Knowledge
The gift of Knowledge enables the soul...
Whiskey in the Ruins
This first day of June, is apparently is the anniversary of the invention of Scotch whiskey - Gaelic for aqua vitae - the water...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Second Day – The Gift of Fear
Second Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Come, Father of the Poor!
Come, treasures that endure!
Come, Light of all that live!
The Gift of...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Third Day – The Gift of Piety
Third Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow
The Gift of Piety
The...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fourth Day – The Gift of Fortitude
Fourth Day
Thou, in toil are comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
The Gift of Fortitude
By the gift of Fortitude...
Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day
In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...
Blessed Joseph of Igualada, OFM Cap
This 27th of May is the feast day of the Capuchin Blessed Joseph of Igualada, a beardless Capuchin, which for some of us in...
Saints Bede, Gregory VII, and Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi
There are many saints in the Church's history - there are, by one estimate, about 6000 at least quasi-officially canonized - too many ever...
Upcoming Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Master or Servant?
For those in the Pembroke area, I will be offering a presentation and discussion this May 28 at 7 p.m. at St-Jean Baptiste Parish Hall, 500...
Euthanasia in Britain, Canada Style
It's disconcerting when a former colony - Canada - deforms her mother country - Britain, like a son corrupting his father. As England debates...
