Labour Day
Yesterday, North Korea purportedly test-detonated a hydrogen bomb, raising the tension in the region, and raising the prospect of yet-again the use of nuclear...
Possible Podcasts?
Dear Readers of Catholic Insight,
In these days of self-isolation and social distancing - terms that were almost unused until a few weeks ago -...
Tragedies, Evils and the Still, Small Voice
Tragedy in Christchurch, New Zealand, the bucolic land of sheep and Lord of the Rings, where murder is about as rare as it can...
Pope John Paul II and the Path to Holiness
Today’s Solemnity of All Saints reminds me of St Pope John Paul II’s reflections on holiness, and I'd like to share with you some...
Il Poverello, Martin of Porres
Some of the saints signify sanctity in a way that goes beyond the norm, if ‘norm’ can be applied to a thing like sanctity,...
Onward, Christian Soldiers!
George Buscemi is right, and his words should be read by all our bishops and priests and everyone sitting in the pews wondering what...
Malta Welcomes Pope Francis
Tomorrow, Saturday 2 April, Malta, my beloved island-state, welcomes the third pontiff to visit her shores. After welcoming St John Paul II in 1990...
Thoughts on July the Fourth: Oz, Ireland, Canada and, of course, the U.S. of...
Following upon my brief remarks upon the charges laid against Cardinal Pell last week, a must-read is this insightful article by Julia Yost in...
Death, Life, Demography and Brexit
Today marks the anniversary of the last two executions in Canada. On this cold December day in 1962, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin -...
Nota in Brevis, November 18th
There is a new craze, of all things, for adult colouring books. I know much has been written on the infantilization of our culture,...
