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
It’s a real mess, and I assume that it’s going to get messier. In the past few days I have had many discussions, read many articles, listened to many podcasts, and given several homilies on the scandal of clerical sexual immorality and its concomitant cover-ups. Being a young priest (I was born in 1987 and[…]
Father Scott Murray has an article from the mind and heart of a young priest, newly appointed a pastor, and what motivates him in his vocation. God chose him, and he accepted, in freedom and in truth. The vast majority of priests are good and well-intentioned, and we should, nay, we must, support them and[…]
A blessed memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, recounted in all three of the synoptic Gospels. His martyrdom was at the request of the alluring daughter of Salome, Saint Jean-Marie Vianney would often allude to this account in his condemnation of ‘dancing’, that the price of a lust may well be someone’s head.[…]
I post this final report, for now, on my recent pilgrimage, and my final destination, the eternal city to which all roads lead, Roma. These few words may be read in light of the recent revelations that there seems to be something rotten in the state of the Vatican, wherein much prayer and purification are required.[…]
A blessed memorial of the great Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop and doctor of the Church, and perhaps the greatest theologian in her history (although, like the toss-up between Mozart and Bach and others in the realm of music, there are any number of ‘greatest hits’ of theologians, even if Augustine can be said to have[…]
What is one to say of the recent allegations of the former papal nuncio to the United States, Carlo Maria Vigano, claiming a network of complaisance, cover-up, deceit, aiding and abetting in homosexual behaviour amongst clergy, reaching to the highest echelons of the hierarchy, even implicating Pope Francis himself? As the Archbishop confessed, he did[…]
An article this morning in CWR quotes a recent speech by none other than Cardinal Sarah, recounting to young scouting pilgrims, on pilgrimage to Vezelay in France, how they should emulate the noble virtues of King Saint Louis IX, providing a timeless model of the virtues not just of royal leadership, but of laymen in[…]
A blessed memorial of King Saint Louis IX (+1270), on whom I hope to post a few words, as this is the anniversary of my baptism, an event, as either Pope John Paul or Benedict pointed out at one point, more significant than one’s birth, the whole physical versus spiritual regeneration, grace building on nature,[…]
For all shall come to nothing that proceeds not from God. The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis In the beginning, the Lord God instructed Man to go forth and multiply. And He meant it! Going forth and increasing was God’s primary natural law – the law of life itself begetting life. God also said that He made[…]
Saint Rose of Lima (+1617) was a consecrated virgin, and the first native-born canonized saint of the Americas. She was renowned during her lifetime for her generosity and charity, flowing from a life of self-denial and asceticism and prayer. Although beautiful and desired, she from the earliest age renounced any thought of marriage, cutting her[…]
