Of True Pride, in Truth and Authority
I hesitate even to draw attention to it, but Toronto’s 38th annual (really?) ‘Gay Pride’ parade (with other similar events in other cities) has come and gone, with all the mess to clean up. To his credit, Doug Ford did not attend, a good sign and a rather counter-cultural stance that bodes some hope for the future. This is not to say that those with same-sex attraction should not be shown compassion and charity, without unjust discrimination, but distinctions must be made, and these ‘parades’ go way beyond that, celebrating and fostering perversity. Our attendance, or non-attendance, as the case may be, signifies something rather significant. Perhaps Mr. Ford will inspire some true conservatism lurking somewhere in this vast province, waiting to come out, into the light.
Johann Edebbo’s article analyses the cultural death of the father, akin, and linked to, Nietzsche’s proclamation, through his own anti-prophet Zarathustra, of the death of God. No father, no God, and no God, no father, for both, in subsidiary ways, are the principle of order and authority, which ultimately flow from love, but a love which transcends an emotive response to transitory circumstances.
We may hope that soon the undermining of the father will have run its course, and, even by the long way around, people realize that the primordial family structure, father, mother, children, is the only basis on which to build society, culture and civilization itself, and the only structure in which truly to raise children, perhaps the most sacrificial endeavour upon which one can set out.
Here’s hoping that the Vatican and more specifically the Magisterium, in the upcoming Synod on Youth can see their way to emphasizing this notion of sacrificing one’s life for others, within the vocation to marriage and family life, along with the supernatural vocations to priesthood and religious life. The signs so far, including the speakers booked, are rather wobbly and mixed, so pray for clarity, order and the right use of authority in truth…all within the proper notion of spiritual fatherhood, which is what the priesthood and episcopacy are all about.
Carney’s Amoral Majority
After five defections – euphemistically described as ‘crossing the floor’ – and three by-elections, Mark Carney and his Liberals how have their coveted majority. One wonders what bowls of pottage were offered in back-room deals. In the archaic monarchical system that is the Dominion of Canada, this majority allows the newly-minted Prime Minister to rule[…]Continue reading→
Saint Kateri , Canada’s Protectress
This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six others, in Saint Peter’ Square (she had been beatified by Pope John Paul II back in 1980). With Saint Joseph as our protector, along with the Canadian martyrs, we seem to[…]Continue reading→
A Closed, Unsustainable, Descending Loop
As a follow-up to my thoughts on Payette’s payout, here be a stark image of where are here in Canada. As the graph shows in, well, graphic terms, since 2025, the public sector has contributed to 95.5% of economic growth. The private sector – which funds the public sector, or is supposed to – has[…]Continue reading→
A Tale of Two Benedicts
A grace-filled Holy Week to all our readers! As we await and prepare for the Resurrection about to dawn upon us, we might keep in mind two Benedicts: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, requiescat in pace, elected on this day in 2005; and today’s commemoration of the mystic pilgrim, Benedict Joseph Labre, who died on this[…]Continue reading→
My Name is Bernadette
April 16th is a propitious day, for besides the anniversary of Father de Valk’s death, who founded Catholic Insight in its print form decades ago, and the commemoration of the ‘two Benedicts’, mentioned in accompanying posts, today we also recall Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the young visionary to whom the Virgin Mary appeared numerous times at[…]Continue reading→
Presidential Pardon of Weronika Krawczyk
As a good news, follow-up to our story from Poland, of the persecution of Weronika Krawczyk for her pro-life views, we heard that she has been granted a presidential pardon. One might still wonder why one needs a presidential pardon for simply holding the long-held belief that the child within the womb is a child,[…]Continue reading→
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam and Suffering Joyfully
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (1380 – 1433) was one of the countless and glorious ‘victim souls’ in the history of the Church, those whose lives are filled with suffering, often of an unimaginable intensity, but who suffer joyfully. She was a fifteen-year old Dutch girl, out skating one day, when she fell and broke one[…]Continue reading→
The Glorious Martyrdoms of Martin and Maximus
As we enter into Eastertide, we recall on this 13th of April Pope Saint Martin I (+655), one of the noblest, if most tragic, of the successors of Saint Peter. Born in Umbria, Italy, he was of noble lineage, with great intelligence combined with charity and love of the poor and the Church. While still[…]Continue reading→
Pope Leo and a Rosary for Peace
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics across the world to join him in a Rosary for peace today, at 18:00 Rome time (6 pm), which would be noon from where I write (EST). If you are able, whether at that time or another, and in whatever way you pray, to join in intercession with the[…]Continue reading→
Payette’s Payout
I was glancing through some headlines, and noticed a mention of Julie Payette – engineer and astronaut and sometime the Queen’s representative in Canada – which brought back vague memories. She was appointed Governor-General by Justin Trudeau in 2017. Ms. Payette resigned in 2021, amidst claims that she created a ‘toxic work environment’, with allegations[…]Continue reading→