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
Pope Francis is in hospital, with what seems like bronchitis, even if his medical condition, and the severity thereof, is not made public, as is the custom with those who hold the highest office in the Church, at least until the end is imminent. We pray for him, in charity, each in our own way.[…]
Stand up for what you believe in, even if you are standing alone (Sophie Scholl, +1943)
On February 18th, 1942, the Gestapo rounded up the leaders of the White Rose resistance movement, four of them young students, and one a professor, at the University of Munich – Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, Christoph Probst, Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl. All had become disillusioned with the Nazi movement, and when they discovered its true evil, this turned to[…]
Everyone wants to know what happiness is and how to get it.(*) The philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was no exception. He first published his little book The Conquest of Happiness in 1930 and it has sold fairly well ever since. I read it myself when I was in my early thirties, and was much impressed[…]
Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked…but whose delight is the law of the Lord (Ps. 1).⧾ These are the very first words of the Book of Psalms, and the man spoken of is to be understood as Our Lord Jesus Christ, both God and Man (St. Augustine, Enarrationes[…]
On February 15th, we celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Claude de la Colombière. This Jesuit priest was the confessor of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French Visitation sister and mystic who greatly promoted the Sacred Heart of Jesus’ devotion in its modern form. It was thanks to his support and commitment that St Margaret[…]
Tertullian’s oft-quoted phrase, “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,” immediately evokes scenes of the early Christians in the Roman Colosseum, but this adage remains ageless across the centuries. St. Henry Walpole (1558-1595) was born in Docking, Norfolk, into the turbulence of the English Reformation. As a young man, he studied[…]
Today marks the 60th anniversary of our adoption, back in 1965 under Lester B. Pearson, of a the ‘maple leaf’ as our national flag, replacing the richer symbolism of the Canadian Red Ensign. Whatever one’s aesthetic tastes, symbols mean something. The union jack, with Saint Andrew’s and Saint George’s Crosses, along with the lion rampant[…]
I once read an article entitled, “The Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationship”; quite frankly, I do not think it could be said any better. The writer was directing her claim to those in romantic relationships, but nonetheless, I believe it to have deep significance in the smallest facets of everyday life. If[…]
Jovinus and Faustinus were two noble brothers, martyred together in the early days of the Church, in about 120 A.D, under Emperor Hadrian, after whom the wall separating England from Scotland was named. As the reader may recall, although the Romans subdued the Anglo-Saxons, they could not beat the crazy Scots. Alas, as the anthem[…]
