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
I don’t discipline my brother’s children; my role is avuncular. I may exhort them to be good, and demur when they do bad; I certainly pray for them. But I leave the ‘vis et metu’, the ‘force and fear’ – as Saint Thomas says all law needs, even the ‘laws’ of the household – to[…]
“And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire” – Matthew 18:9 Readers of Catholic Insight need no introduction to the problem of the pornography[…]
Remember, remember! the fifth of November. The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament […]
Today, Thursday 4 November 2021, is the feast of the great North Italian saint, St Charles Borromeo. One biographer aptly described him as always clear and precise in his views, firm in his demeanor, and constant in the execution of his projects. If the saints are God’s reply for His Church and world at a particular[…]
God wishes us not to rest upon anything but His infinite goodness; do not let us expect anything – hope anything, or desire anything but from Him and let us put our trust and confidence in Him alone (Saint Charles Borromeo, +1584)
I’m not normally a big fan of petitions, which get lost in all the noise, but this one seems more useful than most, as an official one to parliament, prompted by member Ed Fast from Abbotsford, to allow all Canadians freedom of movement, on our planes and trains, across our fair Dominion. Enough with medical[…]
There is a science – one might more properly term it an art – to moral discernment in our Church’s tradition, and we offer it here as a guide for our readers, for their own conscience, as we make our way ‘by the tangle of our wits’ through the labyrinth of life. Any voluntary decision[…]
Father Paul Casullo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, passed away on the vigil of All Saints’ Day, October 31st, at the venerable age of 91. I used to serve his Mass back in the day, in Toronto, at Saint John the Evangelist, and I recall his long time in recollection after Holy Communion,[…]
In the solemnity of All Saints Day we are reminded that we too can become holy. Holiness must be our existential target. In fact, if we miss this goal our lives would be an utter disaster, so much so that our fate may well be perdition. But I am rather certain that no one wants[…]
A blessed All Souls’ Day to all our readers. Here is an article from our archives, which sums up the Church’s tradition of praying for the dead quite nicely. And please do keep in mind that the Church offers a plenary indulgence for praying for the holy souls in a cemetery during the next eight[…]
