Ad Caeli Reginam: Encyclical of Pope Pius XII Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary
(As mentioned in an accompanying post, the Queenship of Mary used to fall on the last day of May (now the feast of the Visitation), and was moved to its current... Read more.
Pope Calls for a Day of Prayer and Fasting on August 22 ,the Queenship of Mary
In his General Audience yesterday, Pope Leo called for Catholics to pray and fast tomorrow, Friday, on the Queenship of Mary, for the intentions of peace. Here are... Read more.
Let us therefore give ourselves to God with a great desire to begin to live thus, and beg Him to destroy in us the life of the world of sin, and to establish His... Read more.
An Original Musical By Christine Helferty, August 22-24th
For those in the Peterborough area, or even further afield, mark your calendars for a new and original musical, Past the Limit, a Story of Life, Loss and Hope. Performances... Read more.
Dr. Frances Kelsey and Thalidomide
On this August 7th, back in 1962, Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian-American physician/pharmacologist (who hailed from bucolic and beautiful Cobble Hill, on Vancouver... Read more.
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom’s Annual Wojtyla Conference: The Seven Liberal Arts
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College is hosting its annual Wojtyla Summer Conference from the 7th- 10th of August. The theme this year is the Seven Liberal Arts: Ordering... Read more.
Saint John Henry Newman: Doctor Universalis Ecclesiae
It’s just been announced that the Oratorian, Saint John Henry Newman will be declared a Doctor of the Church, making him the 38th with that illustrious title.... Read more.
Musical Offering: Starry, Starry Night
On this July 27th, in 1890, Vincent van Gogh – who suffered from mental illness for much of his life – shot himself in the chest. He survived, but would... Read more.
Saint Pantaleon
Saint Pantaleon (+305) was a very popular early martyr, even though little is known about his life. The martyrology has it that he was a Christian, but strayed from... Read more.
Bairstow’s Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Sir Edward Bairstow (1874 – 1946) was an Anglican organist and composer, who wrote mainly for the church. Our schola learned this polyphonic rendition of the... Read more.