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
As I began these podcasts, I deleted the first one I did, for I said something I regretted, and thought, do I do this all over again? Re-takes take up a lot time, as the perusal of the biography of any actor will evince. Yet a visiting alumnus said to me, and I paraphrase –[…]
Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows before the anonymous power of changing moods and current fashions. But it is precisely this anonymous power that crucified Jesus, for it was anonymous voices that cried ‘away with him! Crucify him!’ (Pope[…]
And, therefore, my own good daughter, do not let your mind be troubled over anything that shall happen to me in this world. Nothing can come but what God wills. And I am very sure that whatever that be, however bad it may seem, it shall indeed be the best. (Saint Thomas More to his[…]
Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. —St. Clare of Assis While some dioceses and parishes are handling the COVID19 crisis better than others when it comes to reaching the faithful through technology, the Church as a whole is[…]
To attain holiness, then, we must not only pattern our lives on Christ’s by being gentle, humble and patient, we must also imitate him in his death. Taking Christ for his model, Paul said that he wanted to become like him in his death in the hope that he too would be raised from death[…]
This is the anniversary of the first performance of Bach’s Saint John’s Passion, so a re-posting during this Holiest of Weeks seemed to be in order. Johann Sebastian Bach, according to sources, wrote five ‘Passions’, orchestral chorales based the final days of the life of Christ, but only two have come down to us: Saint[…]
We just received this notification, signifying that there still is truth, justice and good news in this world: I would like to inform you that the high court of Australia has just reached a verdict to free George Cardinal Pell. All the judges involved in the case unanimously quashed his conviction and he will be[…]
To those advocating enforced inside enclosure to ‘contain the virus’ and ‘flatten the curve’ – house arrest, if you will, for both the hale and healthy, as well the sick and ailing – please do read over this wise advice from a medical professional. Evidence of the proven beneficial effects of sunlight and fresh air[…]
