Saturday, February 7, 2026

Tallis, and Verily, Verily I Say Unto Thee

As we commemorated the other day the 'Forty Martyrs of England and Wales' - chosen amongst the countless host put to death for their...

In the Bleak Midwinter, Gaudete Christus Natus Est

It's lovely how the simplest tunes often - perhaps most often, maybe even always - make the most beautiful of melodies. So it is...

Trudeau’s MAiD Service: A Euthanasia Program for Canada

The development of the laws that legalized and continue to expand assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada reflect the speed at which society increasingly...

Grace in the Gutter

A Christmas Reflection on Evil, Freedom, and Redemption in Bad Santa Editors’ note: the film reviewed below contains explicit sexual and violent scenes, sustained crudity...

Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – On Guitar

I wouldn't have thought it could be done, but for our musical selection this Sunday - after a respite from these - here is...

Saint Patrick’s Magnificat

Towards the end of his life, Saint Patrick wrote his 'Confessions' which, like his near-contemporaneous Saint Augustine's autobiography of the same title, is meant...

Signs and Mysteries: Revealing Ancient Christian Symbols

Signs and Mysteries: Revealing Ancient Christian Symbols by Mike Aquilina illustrated by Lea Marie Ravotti Our Sunday Visitor, 2008 ISBN 978-1-59276-450-1 More devotional than academic, this book begins by...

Is Superman still a Christian hero?

What if a child dreamed of becoming something other than what society intended? What if a child aspired to something greater? (Jor-El, Man of Steel) In June 1938,...

Calvary (2014): A Film Review of a Tragedy

The following review was written by Father Callam for an anthology, and is re-posted here, signifying Hollywood's continued fascination with the image of the...

Bach’s Cantata for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

J.S. Bach composed Cantatas for many Sundays and feasts (over 200!)- in the Lutheran liturgical calendar, to be sure, but one which remained close...