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
Ignorance – the state of not knowing what you should know – as opposed to nescience, not knowing what you shouldn’t, or needn’t, know. Monsignor Richard Antall has a recent column on ‘Priestly Ignorance of the New Mass‘, by which he means the Mass promulgated under the authority of Pope Paul VI. Much could be[…]
There are very few things in life about which we can be absolutely certain. Much of what we think we ‘know’, we actually have an opinion. It may be a very strong opinion, either that a given proposition is true, or that it is false. It may even touch upon certainty, or uncertainty. But a[…]
Error never shows itself in its naked reality, in order not to be discovered. On the contrary, it dresses elegantly, so that the unwary may be led to believe that it is more truthful than truth itself. (Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, +202)
Indeed the mystery of Christ runs the risk of being disbelieved precisely because it is so incredibly wonderful (Saint Cyril of Alexandria, +444)
In these days honouring the Sacred Heart, here is a musical selection, courtesy of Father Marco Testa, the Sacris Solemnis, by Claudio Casciolini (1697 – 1760)
Today we celebrate in the Church the birth of St John the Baptist, and much has been said and written about the Precursor of Our Lord. Already in Byzantine iconography, John the Baptist attains a very special place in the iconostasis. In fact the figure of the Forerunner of the Lord is always represented in[…]
Today marks the first anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade, the infamous 1973 Supreme Court Decision which made it illegal for states to make abortion illegal before 24 weeks gestation. It was, and is, a victory, but the battle for life continues, now state by state, as some make abortion legal through all[…]
He must increase, but I must decrease. (Saint John the Baptist)
I know not how widespread this belief is in the SSPX, but here is Father Michael Johnson, one of their own, explicitly denying the validity of Novus Ordo ordinations. (Unless this is an advanced fake chat-GPT, a caveat we must soon put on everything we read, hear or see). Does he realize the implications of[…]
It seems that once again Saint Thomas More’s head may be lost. After his beheading on July 6th, 1535, for his refusal to sign the Oath of Supremacy, making Henry VIII ‘Supreme Head of the Church in England’ – basically, making him Pope – More’s head was placed on a pike at the city gates[…]
