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
On this Second Sunday of Advent, when we read of Saint John the Baptist’s preparing the way, it is fitting to immerse oneself in at least the first part of Handel’s Messiah. First performed on April 13th, 1742 (in Dublin of all places), the oratorio was composed by a German, who had become a naturalised[…]
within her spotless womb Wisdom might build itself a house and the Word become flesh. The divine nature and the nature of a servant were to be united in one person so that the Creator of time might be born in time, and he through whom all things were made might be brought forth in[…]
There is no such things a ‘perfect’ Catechism, a catechism to end all catechisms, such as it were. That’s why there’s no end to them. And the truth, thought ‘definable’ – we are replete in our Church with defined doctrine – it is also ‘indefinite’, in the sense that there’s no end to its pursuit.[…]
On December 17th we begin the seven days of proximate preparation for Christmas, analogous to the more familiar twelve days of Christmas, which follow after the great feast. In the Western tradition of the Catholic Church, one of the liturgical means to elevate and focus our minds and hearts for the great feast are the[…]
