Saint Paul’s Marvelous Metanoia
Metanoia is the original Greek term for ‘conversion’, which opens the Gospel of Saint Mark with Christ’s exhortation: ‘Repent and believe... Read more.
Iraq’s Child Brides
Iraq (*) just passed a ‘law’ permitting nine-year old girls to marry, following other jurisdictions, and the advice of imams and Islamic interpreters... Read more.
Saint Francis de Sales, Ecumenism and Christian Unity
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief answers to questions – on the life... Read more.
Saint Marianne Cope and Her Lepers
Saint Marianne Cope (+1918), whose memorial is on this January 23rd, was an American-born Sister of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who spent much of her apostolate... Read more.
Justin Trudeau and the Long, Long….Long Goodbye
Napoleon once quipped that if you want to discover a man’s character, don’t make him suffer; rather, give him power. By their fruits ye shall know them.... Read more.
The Cappadocians and the Last Days
Today’s fourth-century saints, Saints Basil of Caesarea (+379) and Gregory of Nazianzen (+389), comprise, together with Basil’s brother Gregory of Nyssa... Read more.
Christmas and the Mysterium Iniquitatis
There will be some empty chairs around the Christmas table this year, after a Saudi psychiatrist, Tabel Al-Abdulmohesn, plowed his BMW into a Christmas market in... Read more.
Cardinal Cupich’s Processions
Cardinal Blaise Cupich of Chicago has just released another directive for his diocese, discouraging Catholics from kneeling to receive Holy Communion. Before we... Read more.
Thoughts on Notre Dame
We may rejoice at the re-opening of the Basilica of Notre-Dame, after its partial destruction in the fire on April 15th, 2019. But with some reservation, as befits... Read more.
Taylor Swift: Sad Tragedy, or Joyful Comedy?
(Today is Miss Swift’s 35th birthday, the feast of Saint Lucy, patron saint of light. As we mention in this reprieve, may the virgin-martyr bring the wayward... Read more.