Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
We here in the grand Dominion of Canada have passed some very bad laws of late, sadly during what should be an otherwise celebratory 150th anniversary year. There was the June 2016 legalization of euthanasia, making what once would have been fevered analogies to the early Nazi era now a bit too apt. Once you get[…]
Many members of the Millennial generation are strongly concerned with social justice. They are die-hard Democrats (or NDPers, in the Canadian context), and leftism is virtually their religion. To say that one supports Donald Trump is equivalent, for them, to saying that one worships the devil. Except that it’s worse, because they don’t believe in[…]
Today marks the 228th anniversary of the official beginning of the French Revolution, back in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille prison. Much ado is made of this ‘storming’, even though there were only seven inmates still there. The Marquis de Sade (from whom we derive the term ‘sadism’) had been imprisoned for his[…]
Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), former soldier, gambler, sinner, then revert, nurse, dedicated carer for the sick, and saint. Also a contemporary and a penitent of Saint Philip Neri. Today also marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison (1789) and the beginning of the French Revolution, which helped form modern France, for[…]
I have an article published this morning in Crisis magazine, on a quartet of totalitarian thought-control laws recently passed here in Canada. Feel free to peruse and comment. One of the purposes of this cross-Canada pilgrimage on which I have ventured is to pray for this country, which adopted me from Scotland, along with so[…]
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose ‘options’ carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young age, he retreated from the decadence of sixth century Rome, but, as is often the case, the world, or at least some from the world, followed him. Truth and holiness have[…]
I am currently travelling across this fair land, by car, with two former students, visiting friends and alumni along the way, in this sesquicentennial anniversary. A quixotic adventure, with many miles yet to go, but one already filled with serendipitous and pleasant meetings, music, spirituality, and discussion. Be assured of our prayers as we journey,[…]
The British agnostic philosopher Bertrand Russell said he could not believe in Satan because the very notion of a devil was not even probable, and therefore not worth consideration. One has to wonder whether by this reasoning, if Einstein had regarded relativity as improbable (which it certainly was) rather than possible, relativity would ever have[…]
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them…” So quoted Malvolio in Shakespseare’s Twelfth Night (albeit as he read from a letter written by Maria, so, ironically, the great lines on greatness were not even his). History, along with current events, which will comprise much of future history, is much-ado about[…]
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5:8) But I say to you every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart (Mt 5:28) In the matter of purity, there is no greater danger than not fearing the danger; when a man[…]
