In the contrast between our religious chaos and the religious certitude still strong throughout the Mohammedan world. . .lies our peril. (Hilaire Belloc)
Day: August 18, 2021
Saint Helena
Wednesday 18 August 2021 marks the feast of St Helena, Mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great. St Helena is also known – perhaps more so – for finding or what we call it, as the invention of the Cross of Christ in Jerusalem. However, her life story has much to teach us in our[…]
Remembering Father Joseph Koterski, S.J.
Tributes are pouring in for Father Joseph Koterski, one of the loyal sons of Saint Ignatius, who loved the Society of Jesus to which he had given his life. When Jesuits are faithful to their founder’s charism of true orthodoxy, sharp intelligence and wit, fidelity to their duty and charism, well, they’re very good –[…]
Return of the Taliban, 2.0
What is one to say of the ‘fall of Afghanistan’ over the weekend, which many – myself included – predicted as soon as we sent troops over there in 2001. Perhaps more accurately we should speak of the fall of Kabul, since the Americans only really controlled, and even that only to a limited extent,[…]