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
No one doubts that modern science is a wonderful thing; but no one also doubts that it is a terrible thing. Modern factories everywhere produce a million marvels of invention for our pleasure and convenience, but modern science also produces pollutants that ruin the water we drink and the air we breathe. Scientists can find[…]
Today, the last day of January, the Church is celebrating the feast of Saint John Bosco. In his preface to the book Evangelii gaudium con Don Bosco, which is a collection of essays by members of Salesian Order which Saint John Bosco founded, Pope Francis described Don Bosco’s message as “revolutionary”, particularly at a time where[…]
The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good. – Saint John Bosco, +1888
Saint Gilda of Rome (+226) was an early Roman martyr, the orphaned daughter of an ex-consul, a faithful consecrated virgin who perished during the persecution of Severus Alexander. She was thrown to the wild beasts, but they would not touch her, and when they tried to burn her, the flames did not harm her, and[…]
The prologue of the Gospel of St. John (Jn 1:1–14), often referred to as the Last Gospel, forms part of the concluding rites of the Traditional Latin Mass (also called the “Extraordinary Form of the Mass”). A customary devotion in Catholic England from the 12th century, the Last Gospel was originally recited by the priest[…]
A country without borders is no country at all. It is, rather – to paraphrase Metternich’s description of 19th century Italy – nothing more than a ‘geographical expression’; a swathe of land that anyone may enter at will is no nation at all. But there is a deeper, metaphysical reality to borders, as there is[…]
Amongst the Oratorians – to whom I owe more than I could ever give back – Blessed Sebastian Valfrè is celebrated on this day, the anniversary of his death in 1710. I’m a bit short on time to write a bio – but may do so soon, as I have a devotion to this particular[…]
Some readers may have come across an opinion piece in the Catholic Register, the diocesan newspaper of the Toronto Archdiocese, written by one of our students, Rory McKay here at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom. For the record, his opinion does not necessarily reflect that of the College, just as my own do not, in[…]
January 28th is normally the liturgical feast of St Thomas Aquinas, called the Common Doctor due to the excellent clarity of his teaching, as well as the Angelic Doctor because his devotion to the holy angels and the thought he contributed to our understanding of them together with his angelic purity and personal holiness and, finally, the Doctor of Humanity since he was[…]
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship…Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. (Saint Thomas Aquinas, +1274)
