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
In the Old Testament, a cloud indicated the presence of the Lord God. It was a cloud, for example, that led the people out of Egypt and guided them in their long journey through the wilderness to the promised land. Dramatically, too, it was a cloud that Moses entered at Mount Sinai when he received[…]
We could not let this day pass without wishing the Queen – about whom I am ambivalent, but a queen’s still a queen – a very joyous and grace-filled 70th anniversary, as I was reminded this morning. That’s not her birthday, but the length of her reign, longer than any monarch in recorded history. She became[…]
February 5th is the liturgical memorial of St Agatha, a Sicilian virgin, martyred at Catania in the island of Sicily. Even if little is known about her life, however Agatha is certainly one of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs the early Church has ever witnessed. Hers is a story deeply marked by the boldest[…]
In light of the recent COP summit – that is, ‘Conference of the Parties’ – in Glasgow in December, Prince Charles has declared that we need to get on a war footing with climate change. Enough of this pussyfooting around with incrementalism, with death to carbon by a thousand cuts! We have to get serious,[…]
The horror, the horror – final words of Kurtz in Josef Konrad’s Heart of Darkness People warned of this many months ago, when the ‘vaccine’ mandates began. A report from the U.S. military shows that from January to October, 2021, (when compared to the previous five years) there has been reported: Miscarriages — increase of[…]
Jesus has redeemed sinners through his passion, death, and resurrection, and this paschal mystery can never be fully grasped by the human mind. However, God has given Christians many opportunities to deepen their understanding of it in scripture. The Old Testament has many examples of types, or prefigurations, of Christ, which shed light on particular[…]
Today, we celebrate the feast of Our Lord’s Presentation, in the Temple, characterized by the mention of light. But who is the light? As the Gospel of John squarely tells us, Christ is the Light. I am personally touched by some 24 times which the Fourth Evangelist used the word light. Obviously, in this gospel[…]
..if there is no ultimate truth to guide and direct political activity, then ideas and convictions can easily be manipulated for reasons of power. As history demonstrates, a democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism. (Pope Saint John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, #46)
