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
Brothers and sisters, you are God’s building. … For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17) November 9th, just before commemoration of Pope Leo the Great, we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral Church -the Pope’s primary church – of Rome by Pope Sylvester the First in[…]
The 8th of November is the liturgical memorial of Blessed John Duns Scotus. In his apostolic letter on the occasion of the seventh century of the Death of Blessed John Duns Scotus, given in Rome on October 28, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described him as a most learned and devout man. He was born in[…]
(On this memorial of Blessed Duns Scotus, here is a poem on his near-contemporary, Saint Thomas, by high school senior, Brendan Brunet. If Mr. Brunet thinks that the works of the ‘Universal Doctor’ are very dense and impenetrable, what might he think of the work of Duns Scotus, called the ‘Doctor Subtilis’, as his works[…]
Matthew Perry died last week at the age of 54, found drowned in his hot tub by his assistant (which made me wonder whether all actors all have assistants at home with them) – and, sadly, could not be revived. Mr. Perry main claim to fame is being cast at the age of 24 –[…]
November the 8th is the feast day of the great Franciscan university professor, philosopher and theologian, Blessed John Duns Scotus. Little is known about his personal life together with the chronology of his writings. We know that he was called by God to embrace the Franciscan charism, joining the Order of the Friars Minor, and[…]
The one thing the moderns will not trust a man to do is to conduct his own life. – G. K. Chesterton, Abolishing the Ordinary)
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future (Oscar Wilde)
For those readers in the Ottawa region – Canada’s capital! – there is a talk this Friday, November 10th, by Dr. Richard Shaw, a professor of history at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. The title is an intriguing one: Time and the End Times: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Catholic View. Please see the poster[…]
A friend just sent along this poignant ballad, and as I wrote in reply, in gist, that I enjoy pretty much anything with a finger-picked guitar and a fiddle. The melody and the lyrics speak to the heart, even if we might make them more theologically precise, that we should never despair – for supernatural[…]
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. (G.K. Chesterton)
