Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. (Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dominican priest, +1274)
Month: August 2019
Dominic and the Goodness of God’s Creation
Saint Dominic died in 1221, four years before his most famous spiritual son, Thomas of Aquinas was born, was, like the famed ‘Dumb Ox’, to fulfil much in a relatively short life: They both died at around the half-century mark, when some are just getting going. After all, Aristotle, whom Thomas did much to make[…]
The Archbishop’s Triggering Sermon
The Archbishop of Krakow, Marek Jedraszewski, made headlines in a sermon on August 1st and sent the LGBTQ community into a rather astounding, if still predictable, tizzy. As his Grace proclaimed: Our land is no longer affected by the [Communist] red plague, which does not mean that there is no new one that wants[…]
The Canaanite Woman and the Martyrs
BENEDICT XVI ANGELUS Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 14 August 2005 Dear Brothers and Sisters, On this 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, the liturgy presents a rare example of faith to us: a Canaanite woman who asks Jesus to heal her daughter who was “terribly troubled by a demon”. The Lord resisted her insistent entreaties and seemed[…]
Everyone, dedicated to the Lord with full faith and total courage, may rejoice in this confession and not fear it, for they know that the soldiers of God and Christ are not destroyed, but crowned. (Saint Cyprian of Carthage, +258)
18th Sunday: A Life Hidden with God
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Col 3: 2-3). ⧾ How have we died? What do these words mean? In his epistle to the Romans St Paul explains: Do you not know that[…]
Impurity to Insanity
Whither Purity? “Canada is a sick country.” Tucker Carlson on the Yaniv case, July 2019 In a pair of columns in the National Post last month, Rex Murphy lambasted the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal for considering a case now reverberating around the world. Variously identified on the Internet, the case revolves around Jonathan – or,[…]
Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and – I speak boldly – it is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for the heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into[…]
Studying at Seat of Wisdom College
The Admissions Process Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College offers you an excellent Catholic Liberal Arts degree program at a remarkably affordable price. APPLY NOW Contact The Admissions Office Phone: 613-756-3082 ext. 208 Email Admissions: admissionscoordinator@seatofwisdom.ca Online Request Request for more information on the admissions process. Online Form Visit the Campus Come and visit Seat of Wisdom[…]
Mary, Mother of God, we salute you. Precious vessel, worthy of the whole world’s reverence, you are an ever-shining light, the crown of virginity, the symbol of orthodoxy, an indestructible temple, the place that held him whom no place can contain, mother and virgin. Because of you the holy gospels could say: Blessed is he who[…]