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
It was twenty years ago today is the beginning of the Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper, but a more sombre anniversary marks this day than teaching the band to play. Many readers will recall the morning they turned on their radios and televisions – this was in the halyconic largely pre-widespread-internet era – to hear of the[…]
George Philip Telemann (1681 – 1767) was one of the most prolific and prodigious composers in all history, with at least 3000 musical works to his credit, about half of which survive. He was a contemporary and friend of the great composers G.F. Handel, as well as J.S. Bach – who were no slouches themselves.[…]
John Gerard Lewis has written a book that might startle many cafeteria Catholics who consider themselves fully liberated from the fixed and objective traditions of Catholic morality. The highly acclaimed Catholic Voting and Mortal Sin (2020) takes for its premise exactly what the title suggests: every vote is gambling on right or wrong; you vote[…]
Wednesday, September 8th, is the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the Mother of God. It was the great Greek Church Father, St John Damascene, who wrote: The day of the Nativity of the Mother of God is a day of universal joy because through the Mother of God, the entire human race was renewed,[…]
I am for peace, but when I speak they are for war — Psalm 120 Abortion is a loaded issue on the lips of everyone these days. Once, when I was very young, I supported someone in the process. My heart broke for her when she asked the lifelong Catholic for a ride to the[…]
September 5th is the feast of St Teresa of Calcutta, this year on a Sunday, but a few words may be in order, as she is truly a saint for our times. Mother Teresa’s life has been marked by the great darkness. How much she felt that total silence from God! This poignant internal suffering[…]
‘Ephphatha,’ that is ‘Be opened.’ And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly (Mk. 6:51). ⧾ At the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism for Children this miracle is ritually recalled in what is known as the rite of Ephphatha. The celebrant touches the mouth and the ears[…]
Jean-Jacques Morel was born in a village in the proximity of Fribourg in Switzerland on June 12, 1739. He came into the world after two years of marriage between his parents Jean Morel and Marie Elisabeth Maître. Jean Jacques’ spiritual and academic formation was undertaken by his uncle François-Joseph Morel, who was also the parish[…]
We are late getting to this, in part since I did not fully realize it until now, but today, in the midst of all else that is transpiring, is the world day of prayer for the care of creation, instituted by Pope Francis in 2015, to coincide with the promulgation of his encyclical Laudato Si.[…]
September 1st, 1939 marks the official beginning of World War II, with Germany’s invasion of Poland, which had an agreement with Britain, and which aggression brought the Brits into the war. It was complicated, and we may more to say on this, but what struck me the other day was that the Nazis needed a[…]
