On September 11th and 12th 2009, a Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) two-day Eucharistic Congress took place from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Eucharistic Congress included talks by Cardinal Justin Rigali, Episcopal Liaison for the CMSWR and Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Chair of the [...]

After Dilbert the most valuable office employee, there is Umbert, the unborn. As his website says, “the world’s most loveable baby hasn’t yet been born” The Unborn Child Finally Has a Voice of His Own! Meet Umbert the Unborn, the pre-natal comic strip character that is winning the hearts and minds of people throughout the [...]

Marriage In U.S.A. one million children have their lives ripped apart annually, teenage pregnancy is all too common in our society, juvenile delinquency is rising at an alarming rate, and what is it that all of these social ills have in common? DIVORCE! And what is even worse is that we have began to accept [...]

Looking for a soulmate? Perhaps you know someone who has been on the lookout. Many people are desperately looking for someone they can love and give themselves to completely, for life. Indeed, it is not infrequent to find some good Catholics who would love to settle down and get married, but they just don’t find [...]

From a comment on my personal blog, 2000 Stories, a reader makes the following suggestion: Have you heard of Marriage Encounter? The Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is a positive and personal experience offering married couples an opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. It’s [...]

Last Tuesday (March 11) I was interviewed on the Joe Cannon show (940 AM Montreal) regarding the so-called “new sins from the Vatican”. I found this whole affair to be a tempest in a teacup, and I said so on the air. Joe was a challenging interviewer (he clearly likes to keep things punchy), but [...]

Welcome to all those attending the Faith Enrichment evenings being held at St. Mary parish in Greenfield Park, as well as all those who can’t make it but want to follow the evenings “at a distance” over the Internet. You can find copies of the Powerpoint slides, as well as audio files for the main [...]

Canada has recently undergone a wrenching national debate on the issue of same-sex marriage (the result of which was its legalization), and this debate is being found well beyond our shores in other nations of Western civilization. When the debate was at its peak a number of people asked me where this debate came from, [...]

It has been said that there are certain anniversaries that nobody likes celebrating. While here in Canada some mused about changing the abortion law (or lack of it), the debate is heating up in the UK, especially since this past Saturday October 27th was the 40th anniversary of the law on abortion in England. The [...]

Christian alternative rock singer Plumb (Tifanny Arbuckle Lee) just put out a new album! It already has great reviews from Christian Music Central. One thing is clear very quickly: Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, the artist known as Plumb, is supremely happy and content in her circumstances. I’m talking happy like a bug in a rug. The [...]