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
“To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question”, soliloquised Piglet, “since all vaccines are equal, but some vaccines are more equal than others” – poetic licence applied with apologies to William Shakespeare and George Orwell. Introduction Smallpox is a virulent infectious vesicular disease. Vesicular and pox in that it causes eruptions on the[…]
I have an article Catholic World Report, on the ‘Astronomer, Physicist and Worlds Colliding‘. Have a read, if you will – it will soon be posted in these pages.
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven. (Saint Ephrem the Syrian)
(From a concerned parent and teacher, to the Director of Education of a certain Catholic school board, which, like so many – to quote the rock band REM – is losing its religion) Dear _______________ Thank you for all the hard work you do as Director of Education for our local Catholic school board. We[…]
There are different ways of being a hypocrite, some worse than others. There are some of us – let’s just say all of us – who say one thing and do another, out of ignorance or weakness. The evil I do not want, that I do, we may lament with Saint Paul. Then there are[…]
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. (Wisdom 2:6-8)
June 6th was the 77th anniversary of the storming of Normandy, the Allied offensive on the north shore of France, taking the war to the Nazis on the continent, leading ultimately to their defeat. What struck me in a recent article was an excerpt from General Eisenhower’s exhortatory Order of the Day: You are about[…]
Canada has a new papal nuncio, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, a 68 year old prelate from Slovenia, trained in the diplomatic services of the Vatican from the beginning of his priesthood. Most recently, as the CNA article states: In 2016, Pope Francis appointed him to the permanent observer role in Geneva, where he spoke on behalf[…]
(Eshan Dias’ explanation of the process of testing for Covid-19 uses some scientific terminology, but well worth a read for understanding how the PCR test works – or doesn’t, as the case may be – and the disproportionate response that has upended the world. We will follow up soon with a sequel on the vaccine)[…]
A blessed and grace-filled Solemnity of Corpus Christi! To our Canadian readers, at least, where this day is moved from its regular Thursday, recalling the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, to the following Sunday, for ‘pastoral reasons’. For this feast is one of the ten days of obligation in the universal Church,[…]
