A Kinder Visitation
A blessed and joyous feast of the Visitation, commemorating the journey and meeting of the Virgin Mary to her ‘kinswoman’ Elizabeth, at her home in the hills of Judea. Both women were expecting, and the children within their wombs, one the Son of God, the other His final prophet, ‘leapt for joy’, as did his mother. A very pro-life feast, signifying the humanity of the unborn, who have souls as we do, as well as the immeasurable value of motherhood, and the care we must take for both mother and child, both of whom are under the most intense attacks in the encroaching culture of death. So rejoice, Mums and babies; God is on your side, and so are we.
Socialism rules again in dear old Canada, with the federal Liberals purchasing the financially toxic Kinder Morgan pipeline albatross with 4.5 billion dollars of your money. Keep in mind, dear reader, that that is 4.5 thousand million, and the thing is not even built yet. That is just more or less for the ‘concept’ of the oil delivery system. The private corporation of Kinder Morgan, which unlike the government lives in financial reality, wants no more of it, the protestors, the implacable, fluctuating and amorphous indigenous ‘rights’, and the unhinged NDP government of British Columbia. Good riddance, say the stockholders, and now Trudeau and Morneau have landed the steaming mess right in the lap of the taxpayer. That’s always one way, and too often the usual way, to solve a problem. And they wonder why people don’t want to pay their taxes.
And while we’re on socialism, contrary to the expectation of many, the NDP are now leading in the polls for next week’s provincial election. Angela Horvath and her followers stand contrary to reason, right order and Church teaching on numerous fundamental issues, from life to the economy. Although none of the parties is what we could call ‘pro-life’, with social conservatism thrown under the bus, and Doug Ford not presenting as the most charismatic of candidates, the Liberals and NDP are rather explicitly pro-death and socialist, and will spell the rapid ruin of Ontario, already well on the way to disaster.
There is no easy answer, so hold onto your hats, for we are in for an interesting ride, one way or the other.
Mother Mary and Saint Elizabeth, orate pro nobis!
Carney’s Amoral Majority
After five defections – euphemistically described as ‘crossing the floor’ – and three by-elections, Mark Carney and his Liberals how have their coveted majority. One wonders what bowls of pottage were offered in back-room deals. In the archaic monarchical system that is the Dominion of Canada, this majority allows the newly-minted Prime Minister to rule[…]Continue reading→
Saint Kateri , Canada’s Protectress
This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six others, in Saint Peter’ Square (she had been beatified by Pope John Paul II back in 1980). With Saint Joseph as our protector, along with the Canadian martyrs, we seem to[…]Continue reading→
A Closed, Unsustainable, Descending Loop
As a follow-up to my thoughts on Payette’s payout, here be a stark image of where are here in Canada. As the graph shows in, well, graphic terms, since 2025, the public sector has contributed to 95.5% of economic growth. The private sector – which funds the public sector, or is supposed to – has[…]Continue reading→
A Tale of Two Benedicts
A grace-filled Holy Week to all our readers! As we await and prepare for the Resurrection about to dawn upon us, we might keep in mind two Benedicts: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, requiescat in pace, elected on this day in 2005; and today’s commemoration of the mystic pilgrim, Benedict Joseph Labre, who died on this[…]Continue reading→
My Name is Bernadette
April 16th is a propitious day, for besides the anniversary of Father de Valk’s death, who founded Catholic Insight in its print form decades ago, and the commemoration of the ‘two Benedicts’, mentioned in accompanying posts, today we also recall Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the young visionary to whom the Virgin Mary appeared numerous times at[…]Continue reading→
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam and Suffering Joyfully
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (1380 – 1433) was one of the countless and glorious ‘victim souls’ in the history of the Church, those whose lives are filled with suffering, often of an unimaginable intensity, but who suffer joyfully. She was a fifteen-year old Dutch girl, out skating one day, when she fell and broke one[…]Continue reading→
The Glorious Martyrdoms of Martin and Maximus
As we enter into Eastertide, we recall on this 13th of April Pope Saint Martin I (+655), one of the noblest, if most tragic, of the successors of Saint Peter. Born in Umbria, Italy, he was of noble lineage, with great intelligence combined with charity and love of the poor and the Church. While still[…]Continue reading→
Pope Leo and a Rosary for Peace
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics across the world to join him in a Rosary for peace today, at 18:00 Rome time (6 pm), which would be noon from where I write (EST). If you are able, whether at that time or another, and in whatever way you pray, to join in intercession with the[…]Continue reading→
Payette’s Payout
I was glancing through some headlines, and noticed a mention of Julie Payette – engineer and astronaut and sometime the Queen’s representative in Canada – which brought back vague memories. She was appointed Governor-General by Justin Trudeau in 2017. Ms. Payette resigned in 2021, amidst claims that she created a ‘toxic work environment’, with allegations[…]Continue reading→
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów
We celebrate Saint Stanislaus today (+ April 11, 1079), in light of this Easter Octave, a bishop and martyr who accepted the episcopacy only at the direct order of Pope Alexander II. He proved a wise and courageous leader of his flock, put to death by his own king, Boleslaus, for rebuking the monarch’s ‘immoral[…]Continue reading→