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
Today, Sunday 15 October 2023, is not only the twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time but also the liturgical memorial of Saint Teresa of Avila. In his catechesis on the saint imparted on Wednesday, 2 February 2011, Pope Benedict XVI referred to her as a Saint who is one of the peaks of Christian spirituality of[…]
You have just heard one of the parables of Jesus, quite a complicated one. It accomplishes what a parable is supposed to do: it teases the imagination. Who was that king, and how could anyone, presumably his subject, dare refuse the invitation to the prince’s wedding, much less abuse the messengers? Why would the invitee[…]
Men do not live long without gods; but when the gods of the New Paganism come they will not be merely insufficient, as were the gods of Greece, nor merely false; they will be evil. One might put it in a sentence and say that the New Paganism, foolishly expecting satisfaction, will fall, before it[…]
There is much talk of the ‘last days’, the apocalypse, the end of the world. In in the midst of the turmoil that swirls around us – but hopefully not within us – Catholics, especially on this Fatima memorial, should keep three things in mind. Well, at least these three: First, we are always in[…]
For what should Senator Diane Feinstein, who died recently at the advanced age of 91 after a long – some might say far too long – career in politics, be remembered? Most of us will enter eternity, recalled only by family and a circle of friends, our opinions forgotten in the dust. But the powerful[…]
We pray for the victims, and in a different way for the perpetrators, of the terrorist attacks on Israel- being described as their ‘9-11’, as the violence in this world increases, and charity grows cold. Attacks on civilians is barbarism, and we will have more thoughts on this soon. For now, we intercede through Christ[…]
(John Hartley presents a three-part series of Saint John Henry Newman’s views of education. Here is the first, on the commemoration of the great Oratorian.) This essay will critically evaluate Saint John Henry Newman’s contribution to philosophy of education, in order extricate implications for catechesis. Much has been written concerning Newman’s idea of further education,[…]
Be nothing solicitous: but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-9)
As we celebrate the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, we would do well to reflect upon the Apostolic Letter by the Marian Pope St John Paul II on the Rosary, called Rosarium Virginis Mariae. Whilst it is impossible to go through it all it is important to appreciate some important points the[…]
The faith and devotion of religious people is evident in many ways. They have deeply held beliefs and belong to an organized religion – and here we may think most eminently of the Catholic Church. Works, words, and often outward appearance can point even most the casual observer to the religious person. This is a[…]
