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
‘Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he’ (Mt. 11:11). ⧾ Today is Gaudete Sunday and the sacred liturgy exhorts us to be joyful as we look forward to the coming celebration of[…]
Our whole human condition is enlightened by understanding the addictive process that leads to impurity. In a sense, all sin is a form of idolatry of the false god of self, but solitary acts of impurity are more obvious and intense forms of turning inward, away from God. Original sin is not an abstract doctrine,[…]
Andrew Scheer has finally succumbed to the inevitable, resigning his leadership in the Conservative Party, and Boris Johnson has won his victory as Prime Minister of England. There is some level of tragedy to both: After a disastrous election, wherein he came across as milquetoast, vacillating and afraid of voicing his own beliefs, Scheer left[…]
I am the light of the world: He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12)
Today marks the anniversary of the last two executions in Canada. On this cold December day in 1962, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin – the former convicted of killing a police informant, the latter of killing a police officer who pulled him over for a traffic stop – were hanged at the Don Jail. May[…]
We honour those who are fighting on the battlefield of this life here below, but we honour more confidently those who have already achieved the victor’s crown and live in heaven. (Saint Augustine +430)
Besides being the joyful feast of Saint Nicholas, the sixth of December is also the sombre anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in 1989, which has been commemorated with vigils ever since. Peruse Steyn’s take on the debacle, which did not reflect well, as he puts it, upon Canadian manhood. When Gamil Gharbi, son of[…]
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, 2,614 Canadians chose death by euthanasia or physician assisted suicide between January and October, 2018. This is a fivefold increase in people choosing to die with the aid of healthcare professionals since medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized in June, 2016. This statistic does not include[…]
Everyone works in the service of man. We doctors work directly on man himself… The great mystery of man is Jesus: ‘He who visits a sick person, helps me,’ Jesus said… Just as the priest can touch Jesus, so do we touch Jesus in the bodies of our patients… We have opportunities to do good[…]
O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
