Ritual and Boredom
More times than I can count I have been told by young men and women that they do not attend Mass because they find it boring. It’s the one statement that cannot... Read more.
Argumentative Starting Points
Jesus provides us with a motive for acting, viz., the love of God, which in practical terms produces a love of our neighbours. The behaviour of someone whose decisions... Read more.
A Catholic Goes to the Movies
Conclusion (What follows is the conclusion to Father Daniel Callum’s, C.S.B, new book, “A Catholic Goes to the Movies”, just published by Justin... Read more.
On the Lord’s Appearing: A Review
(From the archives, but always new, here is a review of an excellent book by Father Jonathan Robinson, provost of the Toronto Oratory. A highly recommended reading... Read more.
Married Saints
Glance at any catalogue of saints and you will be struck, as I was, at how few of them were married. There are Mary and Joseph, of course, but their situation was... Read more.
He Descended into Hell
(As we begin these latter days of Advent, awaiting the imminent arrival of our Saviour, it would do us well to ponder what indeed He is saving us from. Hence,... Read more.
The Middle Ages: The True ‘Gothic’
Long ago, there was a surefire test by which to recognize a truly cultured person: anyone who could hear the William Tell overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.... Read more.
Boring Sermons: A Thomistic Take
Why Sermons are Boring Daniel Callam, C.S.B. In moving offices recently I found, between my copies of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, a long-lost fragment... Read more.
Festival and Ferial, by Anna Rist: A Review
Festival and Ferial Anna Rist Kaufmann Publishing, St. Simon’s Island , 2014 ISBN : 978-0-9905329-3-4 In one of his Odes (IV.2) Horace describes the danger... Read more.
Calvary
Calvary (2014) Directed by John Michael McDonagh Written by John Michael McDonagh Stay for the credits at the end of Calvary, for interspersed in the endless... Read more.