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
Saint Hyacinth (1185 – 1257) was one of the earliest members of the Dominicans – the Order of Preachers – clothed in the habit by the founder himself in 1220. The Polish nobleman followed the path to the priesthood, mentored by his uncle, Ivo Konski, the Bishop of Krakow, but was prompted to join the[…]
Saint Roch (1295 – 1376?) – also known as Rock, or, in Scotland, Rollox, not to be confused with the luxury watch of similar vintage – whose feast we celebrate on August 16th, was a Majorcan confessor, perhaps originally from Montpellier. On a pilgrimage to Rome, he tended to plague victims, caught the disease, and[…]
Our new bishop for the Pembroke diocese is being ordained this morning, on the Solemnity of the Assumption, so please do keep him and all of us in prayer! Rev. Michael Brehl, C.S.s.R. named the 10 th Bishop of Pembroke: With great cause for rejoicing, I announce that today that our Holy Father,[…]
The formerly ‘Great Britain’ has descended into a totalitarian police state, one on the brink of some sort of civil war. Here be the arrest of a private citizen for comments made on FaceBook. ‘Someone complained’, as these pliant coppers say, so off to the clink he goes. Now, it seems, one can go to[…]
By looking at Mary’s Assumption into Heaven we understand better that even though our daily life may be marked by trials and difficulties, it flows like a river to the divine ocean, to the fullness of joy and peace. We understand that our death is not the end but rather the entrance into life that[…]
Christians agree that God invites us all to end our lives in a state of being called ‘heaven’; that is, in a personal relationship with God that is full of joy and oneness for all eternity. The idea of a perfect state of being is very difficult to grasp since we are not perfect, and[…]
A couple of weeks ago in Indianapolis, IN, 60,000 Catholics gathered together for a five-day National Eucharistic Congress. I was blessed to be one of them. If I were to describe my experience in three words it would be this: foretaste of Heaven. Being amongst such a vast number of people with the common goal[…]
I never saw the film, which came out in 1981, but someone sent me clip, which is oddly, even ominously, prescient – so much so, that I have this suspicion that it might be a deep fake. Was someone trying to tell us something, someway, somehow? Or was it just an strange coincidence? Both actors[…]
Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you. (Saint Clare of Assisi, +1253)
August 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Clare of Assisi, and what comes into my mind and heart is her Testament between the years 1247 and 1253. Clare’s Testament is important because it clearly reveals her heart as well as her love for the life given to her by God’s grace through Saint Francis. Clare starts her Testament by[…]
