Today’s feast is that of the Apostles, Saints Philip and James. Philip, the one who asked Christ that if they could only ‘see the Father’ they ‘would be satisfied’. Of course, following upon my comments on Athanasius yesterday, Christ was already way ahead of the Arians, replying to Philip patiently: ‘He who has seen Me[…]
Month: May 2017
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Receives Official Accreditation
Yesterday, May 1st, on the memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom received official recognition from the government of Ontario to grant degrees, specifically the ‘Bachelor of Catholic Studies’. Providentially, the letter arrived three years to the very day that the application was first submitted, on the day dedicated to the[…]
For the Sake of One Iota
There are times when one word, even one letter, can make all the difference. The scene is June of 325, in the basilica of the imperial city of Nicaea (now in northwestern Turkey) where an ecumenical council has been called by the Emperor Constantine to deal with a number of issues in the Church, not[…]
Saint Joseph, A Working Man
Saint Joseph has two ‘feast’ days in the universal Church, neither of which is technically a ‘feast’. The first, on March 19th, is his principal day, celebrated as a full solemnity, usually in Lent (unless bumped into Easter by its falling during Holy Week). Then there is today’s ‘optional memorial’ of Saint Joseph the Worker. […]