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 one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom (Mt. 13:37-38). ⧾ As we continue to listen to and reflect on the parables of Our Lord, we keep in the forefront of our minds our duty as[…]
“Heaven” should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human interiority. Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a field of wheat to enable us to understand that something small and hidden has been sown within us which, nevertheless, has an[…]
One of the primary tasks of a free citizenry is to resist encroaching tyranny – even of the ‘soft’ variety – for once we’ve given up our rights, ‘tis very difficult to get them back’ On Tuesday, July, the 14th, the memorial of Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron of the sick, it will be mandatory[…]
(On this anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution, July 14, 2020, I thought this article from our archives from the fiery pen of Paula Adamick from a couple of years ago would be a propos. What is old is new again) When Charles Dickens created his bloodthirsty character, Madame Defarge, for his classic[…]
Newton’s Third Law has many applications, as does Hegel’s dialectic of thesis-antithesis-synthesis, in that eternal struggle of the World Spirit – even in the ecclesial and theological realm. For the Church, in her earthly manifestation, reels from crisis to crisis, seeming to totter, even approach collapse, but rising stronger, like a phoenix from the ashes,[…]
Today we remember Saint Henry, Emperor of the Romans and King of the Italians, the last of the ‘Ottonian’ line – deriving from the original Emperor, Otto I. Henry was from Bavaria – whence Josef Ratzinger would also hail a millennium on – who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1014 until his death on this[…]
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’ He answered, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given’ (Mt. 13:11). ⧾ Our Lord’s answer to the disciples’ question may seem harsh and perhaps[…]
Have you ever been really lost? Lost to the point of having no clue which direction you needed to go? What would you do without your phone and Google maps? A few years ago, a friend of my parents was out for a hike in the British Columbia back-country with her boyfriend. The two of[…]
‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’ (Mt.[…]
‘Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ⧾ Last Sunday, in our reflection on the Sacred Scriptures we noted that in light of the upheaval and confusion being experienced both in the world and in the Church, it is all the more necessary for us[…]
