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
Pope Francis is holding an extraordinary consistory of cardinals this weekend, when all the 206 cardinals of the world are called together, sixteen new cardinals will be created, and they will all get to meet, talk, interact, and just get to know each other, in preparation for the next conclave. This latter is, of course,[…]
Bury my body wherever you will; let not care of it cause you any concern. One thing I only ask of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be (Saint Monica’s dying words to her son, Saint Augustine)
Today, Thursday 25 August 2022, is the 117th birthday of St Mary Faustian Kowalska. As we all know, St Faustina was chosen by Christ himself to be the great worldwide apostle of the Divine Mercy. Upon reading her diary one would easily conclude that she can easily be considered as one of the great mystics[…]
Should Catholics focus on winning political battles as the primary means of reclaiming the culture? Should we put our Faith on the back burner so as not to alienate non-Christians? In a recent article, Michael Warren Davis argues no, we should not. He says the culture war is a myth, that political victories don’t bring[…]
As Catholic-Christians, we are called to put into action our faith; a faith rooted in the saving truth through which God has revealed Himself to us in the very Person of Jesus Christ and calls us into an intimate relationship with Him. We experience the Risen Lord’s presence and call in many ways, including through[…]
Yes, let students beware before laying down their – or their parents’ – money. The University of Western Ontario – now just Western University – in London (which I hardly count as an alma mater, for its nourishment of my mind was nutritionally deficient, and the environment was not very motherly, but where I studied[…]
If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious. How many riches it hides within itself, how many joys and delights! No one would complain about his cross or about troubles that may happen to him, if he would come to know the scales on[…]
One of the great Doctors of the Church who really teaches us who is and how are we to love the Mother of God and Our Mother Mary, is certainly St Bernard of Clairvaux (+1153). In his catechesis on this eminent figure of the Church, given on 21 October 2009, Pope Benedict XVI said about[…]
Let all Christians, therefore, glory in being subjects of the Virgin Mother of God, who, while wielding royal power, is on fire with a mother’s love. (Venerable Pius XII)
The Gospel of Luke combines inexpressible tenderness with an intolerable severity. Consider the contrast between the parables of the prodigal son or the good Samaritan with the harsh words in today’s Gospel: “I do not know you. . .; go away from me, you evildoers. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth . .[…]
