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
If one can get past the nauseating image of John the Baptist dining on locusts, (which may our own lot soon – Ed.) chapter three of Matthew’s Gospel reinforces the identity of Christ as Son of God and sets the scene for His humble ministry and servant leadership. When John foretells the coming of Christ[…]
(Eric Voeglin (1901-1985) was a German political philosopher, who narrowly escaped the Gestapo, and spent most of his life in America. He wrote voluminously, with a particular focus on the history of ideas, order, society, Gnosticism, faith, religion and the notion of transcendence, his best known works being The New Science of Politics, Order and History,[…]
As we commemorate this day, February 24th, the official beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, we should all be praying for some sort a peaceful resolution, not least before there is further escalation that spirals out of control, if it hasn’t already. The Ukrainian Catholic bishops here in Canada have issued a letter, and the[…]
(Besides this notice from PAFE of the upcoming meeting, one of the concerned members of the public has been given ten minutes to give an address to the board members at 4:45 p.m. on the same day, Monday, February 27th, just before the open meeting. Please do pray, and intercede!) In light of the ongoing[…]
As the Catechism, along with solid human reason, have it, men and women are different. But they are also complementary, each with their particular ‘genius’. As such, their roles in the various societies we form should overlap, but they should also be distinct. Since the most fundamental, and most perfect, society is the family, every[…]
Eighty and six years have I served Christ, nor has He ever done me any harm. How, then, could I blaspheme my King who saved Me?….I bless Thee for deigning me worthy of this day and this hour that I may be among Thy martyrs and drink the cup of my Lord Jesus Christ. (Saint[…]
What was feared has now come to pass, with the closing of the ‘loophole’ of Canon 87.1, by Cardinal Roche, current head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. A rescription was promulgated just yesterday, February 21st, the memorial, as providence would have it, of Saint Peter Damian, and the eve of what[…]
As the universal Church begins the anticipatory and penitent season of Lent, it is important to take a moment to understand the season’s meaning and how it applies to each of the Catholic faithful. Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving in preparation for the passion and resurrection of Christ. So, when we[…]
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him’ (Mt. 4:11). On Ash Wednesday we begin the observance of the holy season of Lent with the imposition of blessed ashes, an external sign of our interior resolve to undertake Lenten penance. By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to[…]
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return. (Genesis 3:19)
