Spy Wednesday, and Bishop Sheen’s Take on Judas
Today is traditionally called Spy Wednesday, the day on which Judas Iscariot made the fateful decision, deep in his heart and at Satan’s prompting, to hand... Read more.
Parsing Pope Leo’s Plea for Peace
We will post the introduction and link to Pope Leo’s sermon from Palm Sunday, petitioning in pliant terms for peace. May all those involved in the conflict... Read more.
The Two Passions of J.S. Bach
As we enter in Holy Week, it is fitting to suggest some solemn music to fit the season, here the two settings of the ‘Passion’ put to music by Johann... Read more.
A Bad Moon Risin’
We’re now into the second month of the Iran vs. America/Israel War – or whatever name one wants to give it, whether ‘war’ or ‘conflict’,... Read more.
Bill C-9: Prelude to Persecution?
Well, it happened, as I suppose was inevitable, at least in a secular sense (from God’ perspective, there’s always hope). Bill C-9, the ironically named... Read more.
Three Musical Offerings for the Annunciation
A very blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! This March 25th marking the greatest event in history – the Incarnation of the Son of God –... Read more.
Two Great Bookend Popes on Saint Joseph
I think of Pope Leo XIII (the last pope of that name, who reigned from 1878 to 1903, after whom the current pope took his own title) and Pope Saint John Paul II... Read more.
Proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church
Pope Blessed Pius IX declared Saint Joseph patron of the universal Church in 1870. This was sixteen years after the same Pontiff defined the dogma of the Immaculate... Read more.
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power
(The Liberals are fast-tracking Bill C-9 through parliament, which will make illegal ‘hate speech’, vaguely defined, and punishable by two years to life... Read more.
Eleganti Sums up the SSPX
Bishop Marian Eleganti, auxiliary emeritus of Chur, Switzerland, through which I happened to pilgrimage last summer, sums up the irregular situation of the SSPX.... Read more.