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
Iraq (*) just passed a ‘law’ permitting nine-year old girls to marry, following other jurisdictions, and the advice of imams and Islamic interpreters too numerous to count. Read the whole article, for it is enlightening, at least in one sense, even if in another, rather sickening. We should clarify that the law permits such girls ‘to[…]
Have patience with all things – but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that. (Saint Francis de Sales, +1622)
Trump’s address to the World Economic Forum in Davos is, quite literally, world changing, even ‘apocalyptic’, in the strict sense of that word – revealing what was hidden, and bringing things to the light that dwelt in darkness. The whole agenda of the Davos crowd, suited men squirming in their seats striving to maintain composure[…]
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief answers to questions – on the life of Saint Francis de Sales. He was an ecumenist par excellence, before that term was ever used, who, in his tenure as bishop of[…]
