Athanasius and the Iota Against the World
Today is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the great Saint Athanasius (+373), mighty foe of Arianism, and the hero of... Read more.
The Objective Superiority of Consecrated Life, or Why, ‘Tis Better Not to Marry?
Before we leave the great French-Canadian missionary Saint Marie of the Incarnation in the liturgical rear-view mirror, a word on the consecrated life as better... Read more.
Greta’s Green Grapes
I was going to write about Greta Thunberg, the Swedish moppet who has some serious sour grapes about climate change, and is famous for organizing the now-worldwide... Read more.
True Mercy and False Sentimentality: An Address
We hear much of mercy, which in its Latin original is derived from miser (sad) and cordia (heart). In his one question in the Summa on mercy, Saint Thomas Aquinas... Read more.
Easter, Apocalypse and Other Green Thoughts of Hope
A blessed and joyous Easter Octave to all our readers, and I hope everyone is enjoying this week of Sundays, indeed, week of Easter Sundays wherein, with Our Lady... Read more.
Carnage in Sri Lanka
The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, killing nearly three hundred, wounding five hundred more, have merited near-universal condemnation. Worshipers at Sunday... Read more.
Notre Dame and France’s Baptism
Nothing is accidental in God’s providence, which guides all things – concretely and immediately – to their final end, in the overall plan He has in mind. But... Read more.
