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By Guest AuthorPosted on January 15, 2014Posted in BlogsTagged indulgences, Anna Bachinsky, enchiridion of indulgences, Elizabeth Corey, Michael Sestak, Canada, No Happy Harmony, the Mass, career, Cardinal Burke, Conflict, When God makes you wait, Order of St. Gregory the Great, motherhood, Marriage doesn't just happen, tongue, Alice von Hildebrand, Anthony Esolen, Fr. Paul Nicholson, communion on the tongue, dating, Holy Communion, courting, Catholic roundup, young people, waiting

Highlight of the week: All Hipsters Eventually Become Catholic by Edmund Mitchell “The new hipster loves going to daily Mass at his parish, where the pews are filled with no one under the age of 50. He did it before it was cool.” Of note: “Aaron” (video) A wonderful pro-life short film. Alice von Hildebrand[…]

Double standards: the EU, seals, and abortion

By David BeresfordPosted on January 7, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged seal fishery, sealers, hakapik, farming, EU, fur, Canada, anti-fur, WTO, leather, seal products, humane treatment, EU ban, stewardship, animal welfare, Newfoundland sealers, seal hunting, Colonel Campbell, Abortion1 Comment

Q. What are the sins that cry to heaven for vengeance? A. …defrauding laborers of their wages. – Quebec Catechism, 1871 On 25 November 2013, the World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld the EU’s ban on seal products from Canada. The EU cites the reason for the ban is “public moral concerns over animal welfare. … that seal[…]

Dominion Day

By Sarah GouldPosted on June 27, 2013Posted in FeaturedTagged Sir Leonard Tilley, Psalm 72, Canada, Dominion Day, Canada Day, Confederation, party

July 1, 1867: the day when three British colonies became four provinces of the new Dominion of Canada. Canada’s Confederation Day or, as it used to be known, Dominion Day. For my family, July 1st was the day of the “big party.” My parents first instituted their Dominion Day Party the year they moved to The[…]

Argo: Hollywood gets the hostage treatment

By Carla LopezPosted on December 1, 2012Posted in Featured, Film reviews, ReviewsTagged CIA, Carla Lopez, US, Tony Mendez, Tehran, Ken Taylor, Alan Arkin, spies, Bryan Cranston, Star Wars, Victor Garber, John Goodman, Canada, Chris Terrio, Warner Bros., Argo, Iran Hostage Crisis, Ben Affleck, movie review

R for some language and violent images Warner Bros. Pictures Directed by Ben Affleck Cast: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Victor Garber, John Goodman Screenplay: Chris Terrio Ben Affleck’s Argo—his third directorial outing—is a timely tale with all the edge and suspense one would expect of a political thriller, but with the added bonus of[…]