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
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ commemorates the event wherein Jesus took the three closest disciples of Peter, James and John on Mount Tabor and was transfigured before them. One detail which is so telling of this feast relates to the face of Jesus: The evangelist Matthew recounts the following: And[…]
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
I believe poetry is the highest of mankind’s literary achievements, timeless, appealing down the ages, revealing imagery of the poet’s struggles and experiences, stresses and joys, passions of love, navigating life with determination and purpose. Poetry is word paintings, full of colours, bright and dark, that create from a few words images to inspire the imagination[…]
Mary, Mother of God, we salute you. Precious vessel, worthy of the whole world’s reverence, you are an ever-shining light, the crown of virginity, the symbol of orthodoxy, an indestructible temple, the place that held him whom no place can contain, mother and virgin. Because of you the holy gospels could say: Blessed is he who[…]
(This is the first of a three-part article on the tragic effects of indifference toward religion) Several years ago I stumbled upon a Catholic classic, Essay on Indifference in Matters of Religion (1817) by the French priest and philosopher Hugues-Felicite Robert de Lammenais (1782-1854). There was a giddy gasp of serendipity when I first discovered[…]
Wednesday 4 August 2021 is a special day for both shepherds and the flock – the feast of the holy Curé of Ars St John Mary Vianney! His feast brings much hope to the whole church and particularly to the ministerial priesthood. John was born on May 8, 1786, in Dardilly, in the outskirts of[…]
I was interviewed recently by Mrs. Bonnie Landry, who hosts a delightful, informative and very popular podcast. The target audience is mothers, especially those still raising children, but many topics would be helpful to others. Our own discussion was on the nature of grace, a propos on this memorial of the first universal plenary indulgence[…]
The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself (Saint Peter Julian Eymard, +1868)
This Sunday’s reflection is the fourth in a series of meditations on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with specific references to the Ancient Rite of the Mass, the Usus Antiquior. There are many books in circulation that illustrate the theological and spiritual cohesion of the Ancient Rite of the Mass. It is the Rite[…]
The most vital characteristic of our Catholic faith is not its external organization that has of late, thanks to Pope Francis, attracted the attention of the media. What makes us flourish, if flourish we do, is our vivid consciousness of the presence of Jesus with us in the Eucharist, what we call “the real presence.”[…]
