We hold our common assembly on Sunday because it is the first day of the week, the day on which God put darkness and chaos to flight and created the world, and because on that same day our saviour Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For he was crucified on Friday and on Sunday he[…]
Day: April 17, 2021
The Third Sunday of Easter and the Battle for the Sacred
Jesus Christ the righteous…he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world (1 Jn. 2:1-2). The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis called mystagogy because it draws into the Mystery of Christ, a reality that is the foundation of[…]
The Origin, Efficacy and Morality of Certain Covid Vaccines
For those still struggling with whether to ‘get the shot or not’, especially if pressure is being applied by employers, relatives, friends or the general zeitgeist, here’s a little something to help in your discernment: A group of physicians calling themselves ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ have compiled a ‘White Paper’ on the origin, nature, possible side-effects[…]
Three Dissenters: Kung, O’Toole, Trudeau
On April 6th, at the age of 93, Father Hans Kung went to meet his God, along with the Christ he didn’t seem to believe was God – he’s in for a surprise on that one. Kung was a contemporary, and sometime friend and colleague, of Father Josef Ratzinger (who turned 94 on April 16th).[…]