The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God’s love. (Saint Paul of the Cross, +1775)
Month: March 2024
A Meditation for Palm Sunday: The Passion according to Mark
In Scripture, a single phrase can open the way to a profound insight into the message of the mysteries of the faith. A striking instance is found in the account of the passion from Saint Mark’s Gospel: “The centurion said, . . . ‘Truly, this man was the Son of God.’”[1] With these few words[…]
The Creeping Totalitarianism of Bill C-63
Justin Trudeau and his ‘Justice’ Minister, Arif Virani, are doubling down on Bill C-63, purported to make the internet a ‘safe place for children’. Violations of their strict censorship laws – which include anything that may make anyone for whatever reason feel ‘unsafe’ – include anything from bankrupting-level fines to life in prison, even for[…]
Teach us to give and not count the cost (St. Ignatius de Loyola, +1556)
Power, Authority and the Rhinoceros
(Another re-post, which I hope helps the reader see his way through our current thicket) G.K. Chesterton once quipped that a rhinoceros in a china shop has all the power, but no authority. The curator, on the other hand, may be a lightweight compared to the rhino, but he does have the authority to arrange,[…]
The Limits of Papal Authority
(In light of Pope Francis’ recent comments that those who refused to get the Covid ‘vaxx’ is tantamount to quasi-suicide, here are my thoughts in his previous exhortation on this controversial topic from two years ago, on which he is doubling down. Something similar may happen again, so it’s good to clarify our thoughts. The[…]
St Joseph: The Humble Extraordinary Man of God
On this Solemnity of the Glorious Patriarch St Joseph, I would like to appreciate with you the figure of this most humble and extraordinary man of God. In order to do that I would like to present some salient passages taken from Pope Francis’ apostolic letter Patris Corde, which was issued on the 150th anniversary of[…]
Some Saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Ite Ad Ioseph!
A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saint Joseph to all our readers! The strong and silent saint from the Gospel is a fitting one for our troubled times: Husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster father (protector) of the Christ, was proclaimed the patron of this country of Canada at its very origins, by Father[…]
400th Anniversary of Saint Joseph as Patron of Canada
In 1624, Father Joseph LeCaron, an early Recollet missionary here in Canada, consecrated this land to Saint Joseph, adopting him as the nation’s patron saint. This was formally accepted by Pope Gregory XVI in 1834. So this year marks the 400th anniversary of Saint Joseph’s patronage. Canada is not done yet, for Saint Joseph is[…]