by John Paul Meenan, Editor | Dec 7, 2019
Ambrose (340 – 397) was a layman, not even yet baptized when in 374, as Governor of Aemilia-Liguria in northern Italy, he went to a church to quell a conflict between Arians and Catholics over the choice of the next bishop. As the cultured and educated Ambrose, well...
by John Paul Meenan, Editor | Dec 6, 2019
Besides being the joyful feast of Saint Nicholas, this is also the sombre anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in 1989, and commemorated with vigils ever since. Peruse Steyn’s take on the debacle, which did not reflect well, as he puts it, upon Canadian...
by John Tuttle | Dec 6, 2019
The common association with St. Nicholas of Myra, when rising above the traditional chubby gent decked out in vibrant scarlet array, is primarily one of charity. Around Yuletide and the Advent season leading up to it, we ponder the greatest gift which has ever been...
