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
Propitiously, on this memorial of Canada’s first, and quite saintly, bishop, a new episcopus has been announced for the Pembroke diocese, where this writer happens to reside. Bishop Guy Desrochers is currently auxiliary bishop for Alexandria-Cornwall, ordained for that munus a year ago January, in 2019. A member of the Redemptorist Order, founded in 1732[…]
(What follows is the homily of Pope Francis from 2014 for the ‘equipollent’ canonization of two Canadian saints – Marie de l’Incarnation, whom we celebrated a few days ago on April 30th, and Bishop Francois de Laval, whom we celebrate today. Editor) We have heard Isaiah’s prophecy: “The Lord God will wipe away the tears[…]
One forgives to the degree that one loves (Saint Francois de Laval, +1708)
