Father Magallanes’ Mexican Martyrdom
The twentieth century saw the rise of various vicious anti-Catholic regimes, totalitarian and ruthless in their demonic fury to stamp out the Church. Ecrasez l’infame!... Read more.
The Council of Nicaea, 1700 Years Ago
This May 20th marks the 1700th anniversary of the opening session of the Council of Nicaea, which this Year of Jubilee, 2025 commemorates. Nicaea is traditionally... Read more.
Bernardine, Usury and the Holy Name
Saint Bernardine of Siena (+1444) lived through a tumultuous time in the Church’s history. The Great Western Schism had begun in 1378, two years before the... Read more.
Pope Leo’s First Days and Inaugural Mass
The signs have been hopeful in this first week of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate – full regalia, clear teaching, warm demeanour, pastoral yet doctrinal.... Read more.
Saint Paschal Baylon’s Humility and Joy
The life of Paschal Baylon (1540 – 1592) has much in common with that of his fellow Franciscan, Joseph of Cupertino (+1633). They were both Franciscan friars... Read more.
Saint Brendan’s Fantastic Voyage
Saint Brendan (+577) the sixth century Irish monk, called the ‘Navigator’, is reputed to have discovered Canada a full millennium before the Italian... Read more.
Dymphna’s Sanity
The story of Saint Dymphna (7th century), steeped in legend, is not one, perhaps, that parents would feel comfortable telling their children. Dymphna was a lovely... Read more.
Saint Isidore the Farmer and Rerum Novarum
Saint Isidore, or, in his native Spanish, Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, was named after the other Saint Isidore, the bishop of Seville (whom we celebrated back on... Read more.
Bad Choices: Trudeau’s 1969 Omnibus Bill
A good choice was made with Saint Matthias, in accordance with God’s holy will, and we may rejoice accordingly on this feast of the Apostle. But the Good in... Read more.
The Choice of Matthias
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them So wrote the Bard in his 1602 play the Twelfth Night, and ’tis fitting... Read more.