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
‘Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he’ (Mt. 11:11). Today is Gaudete Sunday and the sacred liturgy exhorts us to be joyful as we look forward to the coming celebration of Our[…]
Seeking God Through the Wisdom of St. Anselm and Blaise Pascal St. Anselm of Canterbury stands as one of the great minds of Christian history. His works shaped the contours of Western theology, especially his Proslogion, which offers the famous ontological argument for God. In my early studies of theology at Saint Paul University in[…]
During Advent, on December 12, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is an image traditionally held not to have been made by human hands, a miraculous sign that continues to inspire faith and devotion. This feast also invites reflection on another sacred image: the Icon of the Black Madonna, whose maker[…]
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday, 6 May 2009 John Damascene Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime importance in the history of Byzantine Theology, a great Doctor in the history of the Universal Church. Above all he was an eyewitness of the[…]
I started reading Jesus the Bridegroom by Brant Pitre. In the first chapter of the book, he discusses how the ancient Jews viewed God and the Messiah as a divine bridegroom who wants to marry His people, and how Jesus fulfills this prophecy. Modern Christians are not entirely ignorant of this point of view, since we know[…]
A blessed and grace-filled Advent to all our readers! As we begin our preparation for the coming of Christ, both commemorating His first at Christmas, and His last at the end of time, we offer one of the cantatas the great J.S. Bach wrote for this First Sunday of the season, first performed on December[…]
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36). The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. In the cycle of the sacred liturgy, this is Year A, during which the Sunday Gospel readings will be taken from the Gospel[…]
‘Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise’ (Lk. 23:43). From the moment that Our Lord spoke these words, the Church has lived in this present time frame. Although the chronology of time progresses and unfolds, the eternal today of God’s time reaches across and underlies all history. This today of[…]
As Moses prepared the Israelites to enter the Promised Land he prophesied that they would ask for a king, “I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me” (Dt. 17:14). He did not condemn the desire that he knew they would have, but he did give them some[…]
Ever since the New Atheism crowd emerged several decades ago, there has been an ongoing campaign to nullify the great historical importance of Christianity throughout Western Civilization. Indeed, efforts continue to be made to prove that Jesus never existed (see my previous article at Catholic Insight, “How Do We Know Christ Really Lived?”). Brooke Allen[…]
