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
Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man (Lk.21: 36). ⧾ The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year; and during this year the Sunday Gospel readings will be taken from the Gospel of St. Luke, the Evangelist known as[…]
The parents of Niclas Kopernik of Poland were dedicated Catholics and members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The young Copernicus lost his father at the age of ten, but his uncle, a bishop, saw to his education at the University of Cracow where he specialized in the study of mathematics and astronomy. At[…]
As the patroness of Church music, and music in general, Saint Caeceilia has her work cut out for her. A young virgin martyr in Rome, put to death either in the late second or early third century, she was married, against her will, during which ceremony she ‘sang in her heart to the Lord‘. For[…]
Mostly in modern times has the notion really caught on that the human mind is purely composed of matter in motion, and that its exclusive residence is in the physical brain. Belief in a realm beyond the physical has taken a great hit. Scientific discoveries gradually pushed the main line of thinking this way because[…]
Philosopher Michael Ruse departed this world on November 1, 2024, at the age of 84. And although I had never met Michael, it is with sadness that I reflect on his passing. I had briefly corresponded with him a few years ago. I knew by listening to him in debates, interviews, and lectures over the[…]
One of the most mysterious statements in all philosophy comes from the Taoist sage Lao Tzu, who proclaims in the Tao Teh Ching: “High virtue is not virtuous; therefore, it has virtue. Low virtue never loses its virtuousness; therefore, it has no virtue.”[1] At first glance, this saying appears so paradoxical as even to be[…]
(We are soon approaching the feast of Saint Albert the Great, Dominican, teacher of Saint Thomas, and patron saint of scientists on the 15th of this month. As a prelude, here is a reflection from contributor Carl Sundell on Albert’s Franciscan predecessor, Roger Bacon) Ed. Roger Bacon was a contemporary of the great theologian Thomas[…]
(Eph 6:12) “For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.” China’s growing hostility towards Taiwan, Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine all mean the world has never “been closer to[…]
Gregor Mendel of Austria (1822-1884) was a young priest in the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno, Austria, who in his spare time he studied in his monastery garden the reproductive patterns of the garden pea. From these studies Mendel was able to determine certain laws at work which determine the inheritance of dominant[…]
“…a new vision that overturns established practices.” – Synod on Synodality The words above may well come back to haunt the Church. This past week in Rome the Vatican concluded years of gatherings by bishops, clergy and laity initiated by Pope Francis. The hierarchy within the Catholic Church calls it a ‘process’ – more specifically[…]
