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
Imagine that you could communicate with someone in a coma. What kinds of questions would you ask? Maybe you would ask if they had memory of their life before the tragedy, or if they were in pain. Maybe you would ask if you should keep playing that Celine Dion record they liked in high-school everyday[…]
College professors sometimes have too much time on their hands. While digging around in the crypt of an old medieval library in Oxford, I discovered an ancient forgotten manuscript. Here is what I can piece together. The document is a response drafted by Thomas Aquinas at the request of a Roman cardinal. The Vatican seems[…]
I am the kind of person who sometimes derives hope from unusual things. As a lover of stories, I often will comment that a certain twist seemed rather “hopeful” to me, even if most other people simply cannot see it. Indeed, the Vulcanian raised eye-brow is the most frequent reaction to these epiphanies. I certainly[…]
We here in the grand Dominion of Canada have passed some very bad laws of late, sadly during what should be an otherwise celebratory 150th anniversary year. There was the June 2016 legalization of euthanasia, making what once would have been fevered analogies to the early Nazi era now a bit too apt. Once you get[…]
Many members of the Millennial generation are strongly concerned with social justice. They are die-hard Democrats (or NDPers, in the Canadian context), and leftism is virtually their religion. To say that one supports Donald Trump is equivalent, for them, to saying that one worships the devil. Except that it’s worse, because they don’t believe in[…]
The British agnostic philosopher Bertrand Russell said he could not believe in Satan because the very notion of a devil was not even probable, and therefore not worth consideration. One has to wonder whether by this reasoning, if Einstein had regarded relativity as improbable (which it certainly was) rather than possible, relativity would ever have[…]
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them…” So quoted Malvolio in Shakespseare’s Twelfth Night (albeit as he read from a letter written by Maria, so, ironically, the great lines on greatness were not even his). History, along with current events, which will comprise much of future history, is much-ado about[…]
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. – Mark Twain Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war. This weekend marks the 83rd anniversary of the infamous “Night of the Long Knives” (sometimes referred to as Operation Hummingbird). Hitler has ascended to the position of Chancellor of Germany, and[…]
I would like to offer a reflection on the link between postmodernism and the state of our nation, its ruling government and the 23rd Prime Minister. Today, July 1, 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Should we be proud to be Canadians? Canadians have many things to be proud of, including the[…]
Yes, the title and subtitle above taken from the Kids’ Bulletin website best describes a liturgy project that is being well received by parents, teachers, clergy, religious, and most important, the kids. The idea for the Kids’ Bulletin emerged in 2009 at a young children’s study group when Rose (Nolan) Langdon thought it would be[…]
