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
(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[…]
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)
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[…]
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[…]
For those in the area in which I happen live, I’ve been asked to offer a few thoughts on ‘How Can We Know That God Exists?’, as part of the ongoing Theology on Tap series, this Thursday, March 21st, at 7 pm. See the current notice on the diocesan webpage, the location is to be[…]
As we enter into Passiontide, for our musical selection this week we present Palestrina’s O Bone Iesu, a short motet for four voices composed in 1588, just as the Protestant ‘Reformation’ was kicking into high gear, with persecutions a-plenty. The true reform is only through Christ, and His redemptive sacrifice. The text runs as follows:[…]
Here is Pope Saint John Paul II’s final Lenten meditation, which he finished on September 8th, 2004 – the birthday of Our Lady – just before his death on April 2nd, 2005. A fitting recollection on the joy – and sacrifice – of ageing well, as a gift from God to ‘do good’, while we[…]
When Sadi Carnot formulated the Second Law of Thermodynamics in the early 19th century, a law also known as the law of entropy, people did not at first believe it, or want to believe it. Everyone had held what was proposed by the First Law of Thermodynamics, which states the the quantity of energy in[…]
Therefore, a person who has hope, hopes to attain God, and hopes to obtain through him all necessities, however difficult, and to repel through him all harms, however difficult (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
