In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college. (Joseph Sobran)
Month: May 2023
Marian Month of May
May is a month specially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Of course, other months have specific Marian themes – January, with the Mother of God, February, the Presentation, March, the Annunciation, August, the Assumption, October, the Rosary and December with Advent and Christmas. But there is something special about May – spring, new life,[…]
At the Heart of ESG and the UN SDGs
Marriage in the Alps The ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles and metrics are aligned with and derived from the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) appear superficially benevolent but “sustainable development” is a euphemism that the uninitiated and gullible would need to unscramble. Indeed, sustainable development at the UN and[…]
Blessed John of Rochester, Carthusian Fortitude
Blessed John of Rochester, Carthusian monk and abbot of their charterhouse in London, was cruelly put to death on this May 11th in 1537, by order of King Henry VIII. The monks refused to acquiesce in the king’s seeking of the dissolution of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, so he could marry his paramour[…]
Society, Integrating, Disintegrating, Now and Hereafter
Our society is fragmenting, a tragic process accelerated of late, and it is incumbent on us to maintain some level of social cohesion, to reflect on what it means to ‘belong’ to any given society, and whether it be worth it do so. What is a Canadian, a Catholic, or even a member of your[…]
March for Life – Thursday March 11th!
Wednesday, May 10th 9:00 pm EDT Human Rights Monument, Ottawa Mass at 7:30 pm St. Theresa Church (95 Somerset St W.) before the Candlelight Vigil. May 11th | 12:30 -3:30 pm EDT 12:30 pm – Rally on Parliament Hill 1:30 pm – March downtown Ottawa 2:30 pm – Silent No More Awareness Testimonies 3:00 pm Closing Prayer[…]
If you see a man pure and humble, that is a great vision. For what is greater than such a vision, to see the invisible God in a visible man, the temple of God (Saint Pachomius, +348)
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” Napoléon Bonaparte, + May 5th, 1821)
The Human Spirit Vincit Omnia
On this day, May 8, in 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler stood on the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, at 29,031.7 feet. To get any higher, you’d have to fly. Everest long remained unconquered, and was only scaled for the first time by Tenzig Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953. What made[…]
Sacred Music Concert Saturday, May 13th
For those living in this area, a fundraising concert is being held next Saturday, May 13th (Our Lady of Fatima) at Saint Michael’s church in Douglas, Ontario, in support of the upcoming children’s musical production, Sleeping Beauty. Hope to see some of you there. Sperate et gaudete in Domino! +