Tattoo You?
(Here is a re-post of an article I wrote seven or so years ago now, and I’ll keep harping until this unsightly practice is wiped from the face of the earth.... Read more.
Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai
Many of us have heard of Saint Damien of Molokai, the heroic missionary priest who gave his life working amongst the lepers in Hawaii. But there is a female version,... Read more.
Roe versus Wade and the Battle for Life
(Here is a reprise of what we posted on the last sombre anniversary of Roe v. Wade, now, as so many have hoped and prayed cast into the rubbish heap of history as... Read more.
A Take on the Tragic Fruits of Fiducia Supplicans
So the DDF – the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the CDF, and before that, the SCDF, the ‘S’ standing for ‘Sacred’ and, boy, do I long... Read more.
Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Without Repentance?
Can we forgive someone who doesn’t accept our forgiveness? Or someone who doesn’t think he needs it? There was a group of us discussing this question recently,... Read more.
Bernard of Corleone, the Saint Who Gave Up the Sword
Saint Bernard of Corleone (1605 – 1667) could be the patron saint of the Mafia, and not just because he hails from the same region as the fictional crime family... Read more.
The Ecstasy of Fernandez, Mariette and Teresa
We won’t talk about the resurfaced book by Cardinal Fernandez, like some antedeluvian and postlapsarian creature out of the black lagoon. The current head... Read more.
Theotokos, or Christotokos? A Christmas Heresy Begets a Christian Truth
Was Christ was a human person? That may seem an odd question, to which most of us might reply, of course He was! (or is that is)? But the correct response is that... Read more.
A Happy Marian New Year!
The Church begins each new calendar year with a Marian feast, celebrating the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God, Theotokos – literally the ‘Bearer of God’ –... Read more.
Saint John’s Eagle-Eyed View
Today is the feast of Saint John the Evangelist, also called the ‘Beloved’, as the one closest to the heart of Our Lord, likely the youngest Apostle, who lived... Read more.