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
John of Damascus was born around the year 675 or 676, into a cultural milieu which was rather intriguing. Although given much prominence in Byzantine Theology, he grew up in the Islamic culture, and although he came from a Christian family, he was appointed the Treasurer of the Caliphate. Court life did not really leave[…]
It’s hard to believe the following article was actually published on the CBC website, but here it be: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-covid-measures-gaslighting-shifting-goalposts-1.6268380 For those readers outside Canada, the CBC is our national broadcaster here in Canada, lavishly funded by the government, and acts as the latter’s bullhorn, filtering into every household, as befits socialist regimes, no deviance permitted[…]
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man…”[1] How many times have we as Catholics heard these words of Scripture and experienced the meaning of them go right over our heads? I know that this has been the case with me. Over and over again in my young life I have heard these words in[…]
Francis Xavier was born on 7 April 1506, in the city of Javier, which in Basque language means “new house”, in the Kingdom of Navarre (present day Spain). He was a companion of St Ignatius of Loyola, one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534.[…]
Lead me to pastures, Lord, and graze there with me. Do not let my heart lean either to the right or to the left, but let your good Spirit guide me along the straight path. Whatever I do, let it be in accordance with your will, now until the end. (Saint John Damascene, 749)
Therefore, (a missionary) must be ready to stay at his vocation for an entire lifetime, and to renounce himself and all those whom he thus far considered as his own, and instead to “make himself all things to all men” (Ad Gentes, Second Vatican Council)
In a recent article of mine, Private Versus Public Morality, published on the Catholic Insight website, I discussed the potential impact of the newly appointed United States Supreme Court Judge, Amy Coney Barrett, a Roman Catholic. One of the points discussed was whether Judge Barrett, because of her religion, would recuse herself from a case[…]
The current lectionary at Mass in Canada has been in use for nearly thirty years now; it was introduced in 1992. At that time the bishops choose the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)[1] over the Bible of Jerusalem. The difference between them was nicely described by the office of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops[…]
Pray for the Supreme Court today, that they be open to reason, grace and the Holy Spirit. As mentioned in our post on racing to death, six of the nine Justices are Catholic, and may they listen to the voice of their conscience, to protect the unborn, and ensure once again their God-given right to[…]
