You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. (Saint Paul to Timothy, 2 Tim 2:1-7)
Day: March 23, 2021
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
So cried Patrick Henry as the closing words of his immortal speech on this day in 1775, on the very eve of the American Revolution, rousing his complacent compatriots – or soon to be compatriots – to bold action against the perceived tyranny of the British monarchy: What is it that gentlemen wish? What would[…]
The Sacred Sacrifice and the Secular Mindset
The bishops of Quebec, Vancouver, and Toronto and other sundry regions seem finally to realize what is at stake. When Covid first hit, they all went well beyond government protocols – locking down churches for months on end, in what one recent author described as a perpetual Holy Saturday. Well, now, one year on, they[…]
No Dubium About Irregular Unions
A furore has arisen in the rather staid response of the Congregration for the Doctrine of the Faith to the ‘Dubium‘ – doubt, or question – about the blessing of ‘irregular unions’, in this case, two homosexual persons. The response of the Magisterial body is brief and clear – one page – with its key[…]