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
Of three remarkable women, all Polish and devout Catholics, the most renowned mystic among them is undoubtedly Saint Faustina Kowalska, whose diary is deemed a gem of mystical literature. Less known is Wanda Boniszewska, currently undergoing the process of beatification. She joined the Congregation of Sisters of the Angels in 1925. A stigmatist, she experienced[…]
There is surprisingly little in the Old Testament about the immortality of the soul. The later books talk about it, but the early books are more silent, and the Sadducee Jews neglected, if not outright rejected, this truth. The Sadducees became virtually extinct when the Roman army destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD. The[…]
Father!—To God Himself we cannot give a holier name. (William Wordsworth, +1850)
On Father’s Day, we celebrate the great grace of being a father; such a vocation means that a man is being entrusted by God, who is Our Father, to represent his paternity. In his catechesis of January 30, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI explained well the difficulty of speaking about fatherhood in our western contemporary society.[…]
