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
The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul by Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary Worthy Publishers, New York, Nashville, June 2025 237 p. The Immortal Mind is an intriguing book – a bit of a pot-pourri, traversing the gamut from Aristotle to Aquinas to the techniques and discoveries of neurosurgery, with[…]
Ninth Day Thou on those who evermore; Thee confess and Thee adore, Give them comfort when they die; Give them life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Amen The Fruits of the Holy Ghost The gifts of the Holy Ghost perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to practice them with[…]
(Countries are falling like dominoes in the face of the culture of death. First, it was abortion – now it’s euthanasia, death-by-doctor. First legalized in the Netherlands, now it’s rampant, and it’s come for the small Catholic nation of Malta. They withstood the Muslims – may they withstand this specious form of murder. Ad vitam!)[…]
You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. (Saint Norbert of Xanten, +1134)
In a previous essay I dealt with the stages in St. Peter’s fall from grace. In this essay, I would like to examine his return to grace – for any treatment of the life of St. Peter would be incomplete without it. Again, Fulton Sheen will be our guide. He lists four steps in returning[…]
Eighth Day Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray. The Gift of Wisdom Embodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces all the other virtues, Wisdom is the most perfect of all the gifts. Of wisdom it is written, “all good things came to[…]
Saint Norbert (+1134) of Xanten was a zealous bishop and founder, who was at the forefront of the ecclesial reform named after Pope Gregory VII, a pope often referred to by his previous name, Hildebrand, which dragged the Church out of the worst scandals of the ‘dark ages’. Norbert was born in 1075, ten years[…]
A number of years ago, I went to seek advice from a venerable professor of philosophy about completing a Ph.D. My visit was providential, in his eyes, for as I knocked on his door, he was writing an article about the then-Pope, John Paul II, and was typing his name, which I happen to share.[…]
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday, 11 March 2009 Saint Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, we shall reflect on a great eighth-century missionary who spread Christianity in Central Europe, indeed also in my own country: St Boniface, who has gone down in history as “the Apostle of[…]
Saint Boniface, bishop, missionary and martyr was hacked to death by a band of Frisian idol-worshippers on this day, June 5, 754, along with 52 of his companions. His life was one of tireless struggle to convert the pagans of Germania, steeped in dark, superstitious practices. The famous story of his boldly chopping down the[…]
