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
A blessed and joyous Easter to all our readers, and may the grace of the Risen Christ fill your hearts with a faith, hope and charity that transcends the travails of this world, allowing us to see beyond the veil, as the Apostles did. As Christ promised us, ‘He has made all things new…’ Here[…]
Yet another female premier has been ousted from office after a single term. Is it too impolite, not to say politically incorrect, to ask why? Jason Kenney’s sweep to a majority in Alberta on April 16 is telling Canadians something important. With the rejection of Premier Rachel Notley, Albertans have put faith in Kenney, giving[…]
Often, the simplest facts are the most important—and the most frequently unadverted to. Take the Last Supper, for instance. Obviously, the Apostles had to be present in order to participate in it. Wonderful as it was, it would have been of no benefit to Peter if he had decided not to attend. And yet, this[…]
(In the spirit of Holy Thursday, dedicated to the priesthood, what follows is an article on the late, great Father William Lloyd Ryan, written five years ago, by Eric Mason, now Father Eric Mason, ordained sometime after this was published. Father Ryan maintained his unfailing and rock-solid fidelity to priesthood and all that meant in[…]
Nothing is accidental in God’s providence, which guides all things – concretely and immediately – to their final end, in the overall plan He has in mind. But some of these events are more significant than others, offering us signs and wonders, of which Christ Himself warned, pointing us as creatures made in His image[…]
Christ became obedient for us unto death, even death on a Cross. (Gospel Acclamation). ⧾ Palm Sunday begins our observance of Holy Week, the Week of Salvation. The reading of the Lord’s Passion marks the beginning of our observances of the great mysteries of our faith and life. We have been preparing for this week[…]
A blessed Passion/Palm Sunday to all our readers, a day of great solemnity, wherein we meditate on Christ’s pilgrimage towards His own death, and the stark account of His own suffering and death by crucifixion. This, paradoxically, was also His ‘glory’, for, as we recite in the Stations, it was by His holy cross, that[…]
