Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Year: 2017

Apostasy in Shusaku Endo’s Silence

A recent article in First Things by J.D. Flynn reflects upon Shusaku Endo’s 1966 Japanese novel Silence, now being released as a film directed by Martin Scorcese (which should tell you something). The tale follows an idealistic Jesuit missionary who, towards the end of the story, well, in Flynn’s words: At its pivotal moment, Silence’s protagonist, the Jesuit missionary Sebastian Rodrigues, faces[…]

A very joyous and blessed Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, declared truly Theotokos at the Council of Ephesus in 431. She bore the Person of Christ, Who dwells after His Incarnation in two natures, divine (eternal) and human (from the flesh of the Virgin). So rejoice that we all have a Mother, the type[…]

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