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
Most people regard religion as a constructive and positive force in human history, while some regard it as a false and negative force. Naturally, that depends on which religion you are talking about, and even on whether or not you happen to be religious. Some old religions, and perhaps some new ones, appear to be[…]
On this day 68 years ago, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, whose memorial we recalled on September 5th, received in her life a call within a call. The voice from God happened in 1946, as she was journeying from Calcutta to Darjeeling, on the train, the Lord himself asked Mother Teresa to found a new religious community[…]
Next month, October, marks the 40th anniversary of the abduction and murder of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984). He was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a Chaplain of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity”. For many Catholics, particularly those born in Central and Eastern Europe, Father Jerzy remains a symbol of all those who[…]
Seek God in all things and you shall find God by your side (Saint Peter Claver, +1654)
I quite like the sound of the name Saint Cloud, whom we celebrated yesterday – ethereal and heavenly, fitting for these last days of summer. His original name was actually Clodoald, a sixth-century hermit (+560), who was of royal lineage – the grandson of Saint Clovis – who renounced the world and became a hermit,[…]
It is with sadness to let readers know that Father Joseph Hattie, O.M.I. died this morning, Sunday, September 8th, fittingly on what is Our Lady’s birthday, whom he served so well. As he used to say when asked a question, ‘let me check with my boss’, meaning, Mary Immaculate. Those here in Canada may have[…]
The feast of the nativity of the Virgin Mary, which falls on the 8th of September, is a splendid moment wherein we as Christians ponder, with the saints and the Popes, the deeper meaning of this commemoration. Let us start with St John Damascene (born c. 675, Damascus—died December 4, 749, near Jerusalem). According to this saint,[…]
Look, my daughter, at My Heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce Me at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You at least try to console Me and say that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday[…]
“I had studied Ratzinger’s writings in advance and especially his diagnoses of the times. And I was somewhat stunned to see that Ratzinger’s analyses of the development of society had been largely confirmed. In addition, none of the contemporary witnesses I interviewed, fellow students, assistants, companions, who really knew Ratzinger, could confirm the image of[…]
Religion and philosophy share one precise goal: to explore and explain all the unseen causes behind the visible world of human experience. Philosophy seeks to explain these causes strictly by rational methods. Religion, while it does not repudiate the rational approach to the invisible world, does allege that reason by itself is unable to penetrate[…]
