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
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[…]
A friend and sometime contributor to these pages, Tate Pumfrey, has a recent article over in OnePeterFive, on the ‘ideal’ Mass, which provides much food for thought. One thought is that, whatever we think of a perfect Mass, we never actually get there, and what is good for one, or one occasion, may not be[…]
Crux stat dum volvitur orbis – The Cross stands, while the world turns (motto of the Carthusians, the only order never to be reformed)
This Wednesday, the fourth of October 2023, the feast of Saint Francis, is a day I shall never forget in my Franciscan Capuchin life as a Capuchin brother and a priest. My dear Provincial sent me to celebrate the Mass at a nearby parish within the same town. We as Capuchins took care of this[…]
We must all be on our guard against pride and empty boasting and beware of worldly or natural wisdom. A worldly spirit loves to talk a lot but do nothing, striving for the exterior signs of holiness that people can see, with no desire for true piety and interior holiness of spirit. (Saint Francis of[…]
The long-awaited, or dreaded, depending on one’s perspective, Synod on Synodality begins today, and we pray that whatever God wills from this, whether antecedently or permissively, may come to pass. We may have some gratitude, for the Synod is ‘apocalyptic’ in the sense that it will reveal what is really within the minds and souls[…]
Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared. (Numbers 23:20)
Everything must have in it a sharp seasoning of truth. (Saint Jerome)
The following thoughts from Mr. Suski are not meant to denigrate those who receive Communion on the hand, as this is permitted by the Church’s current discipline, going back to the dispensation of Pope Paul VI. They are meant only, as the author says, to urge us to pause, ponder the reasons for the immemorial[…]
