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
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 5 July 2006 John, son of Zebedee Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us dedicate our meeting today to remembering another very important member of the Apostolic College: John, son of Zebedee and brother of James. His typically Jewish name means: “the Lord has worked grace”. He was mending his nets[…]
Today is the feast of Saint John the Evangelist, also called the ‘Beloved’, as the one closest to the heart of Our Lord, likely the youngest Apostle, who lived to ripe old age, writing his Apocalypse (Revelation) towards the end of the first century. He is the only Apostle not celebrated as a martyr, witnessing[…]
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines[…]
After walking our Advent journey the time has come for us to celebrate the feast of Christmas, the Feast of feasts as St Francis of Assisi used to call it. Il Poverello called itso because Christmas unravels God’s most astounding Humility. Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords, (1 Tim 6:15), humbled himself to such an extreme that,[…]
Christus natus est nobis: veníte, adorémus – Christ has been born for us: come, let us adore him.
An intriguing look at the place of the Virgin Mary in Christmas carols, which, somewhat to my surprise, she is largely absent, being mentioned, even obliquely, in only about 28% of what we might class under that genre. But, then, Our Lady herself loves to be unknown, and her soul and her renown is only[…]
O Emmanuel, you are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Saviour. O come and save us, Lord our God.
I don’t know about you, but I must admit to feeling a mixture of excitement and dread every time Christmas comes around. With shopping to be done, cards to be sent, food to be prepared, rooms to be cleaned … it can all be a bit much. And it doesn’t always help when people say,[…]
Can We Finally Drop the SSPX Debate? This might seem an odd time to discuss the SSPX, as things unravel in our world – terrorism, war, murder and ideologies – all the while the Church, or at least the current Magisterium, seems to be imploding in on itself in a modernist muddle. But it’s at[…]
The Denial of Truth We live in an era where the denial of not only the ability to discern what is true from what is false runs rampant, but also the rejection of objective truth itself. Interestingly, everyone speaks about truth, whether it is politicians, doctors, journalists, celebrities, athletes, academics, or the common person, but[…]
