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
Even the secular news had to admit that it was odd, even using the word ‘miraculous’ as this headline proclaimed, that the Catholic church was spared in the tragic wildfires on Maui. Across the Pacific, the same is happening in Western Canada, battling their own blazes – all of the churches have been left intact.[…]
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease with which he expressed profound thoughts. His aphoristic style of writing compares favorably with Newman or Chesterton. Here are some examples: “God is always trying to give good things to us,[…]
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. (Saint Augustine, +430)
Who do people say that the Son of Man is’? (Mt. 16:16) ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’ (Mt. 16:16). St. Peter’s definitive response to Our Lord’s question is the foundation of the Christian faith; and it is no less the foundation of the Church’s life and mission. Christians are so[…]
On August 26th, the Church celebrates with great joy the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa. This feast has a long history which is connected to an old icon representing the Blessed Virgin Mary who is standing with child Jesus in her arms. The famous image measures 47.6 inches by 32 inches and 1,37 inches[…]
Heresy and Suspicion of Heresy: An Analysis Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Definition of “Heresy”…………………………………………………………………… 3 The Principles and Early Use of the Canonical Term “Suspicion of Heresy”……………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 The Use of the Term “Suspicion of Heresy” in the 1917 Code of Canon Law and its Disappearance…………………………………………………………… 15 Conclusive Considerations…………………………………………………………… 19 Selected Bibliography………………………………………………………………….. 21 […]
Those who undertake this work of teaching, surely a task to be carried out with the greatest care, must be endowed with overflowing charity, inexhaustible patience, and, above all, profound humility (Saint Joseph Calasanz, +1648)
A friend of mine just sent along a clip from the 2014 Penguins of Madagascar, which predicted Zoom, replete with the various glitches of the technology. It’s both funny, but also eerie in its accuracy. If only someone had the prescience to see this coming, and nip it in the bud before it metastasized. But,[…]
The following is a poem by Anne Schell, requiescat in pace, submitted by her friend Margaret Maines, who wrote to me: The family found this poem and passed it on to me for a keepsake, and I would like to extend their kindness by having their Mother’s poem published for others to read. It is a[…]
The 22nd of August in the liturgical calendar features the liturgical of the Queenship of Mary. In this day and age, where monarchical titles seem out of fashion and something of the distant past, what sense can we have when we refer to the Queenship of Mary? The encyclical of Pope Pius XII on proclaiming[…]
