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
(Another throwback to a different era, a brief Angelus address from Pope Saint John Paul II on this feast of the Holy Family, back in 1996. Usually this feast is on the second Sunday after Christmas, but with Advent being so long this year, the feast is moved to the previous Friday. Note at the[…]
(On this feast of the Holy Innocents, here is a reflection on true, and false, mercy by contributor Stephen Roney. We will have more on this topic, an a propos one for our age, for mercy is only mercy when founded on truth – but always guided by prudence and good will as to when,[…]
When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Saviour appeared, He saved us (Tit. 3:4). ⧾ Today, with great joy we celebrate the manifestation of the grace of salvation in the Birth of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour. The offer of salvation is made to all people and so we rejoice on this[…]
Many fond memories emerge when I think about celebrating Christmas over the years, such as being with family, exchanging gifts, enjoying delicious food and relaxing. I am sure those reading this article have many good and beautiful memories linked to Christmas and I hope you are creating many more this this year. We know that[…]
Almost exactly two years ago, right in the heart of Manhattan, Luciano Garbati’s sculpture Medusa With the Head of Perseus was unveiled. The statue depicts exactly what is promised by its name: a 7-foot-tall bronze Gorgon, stark naked, holding up the Greek hero’s severed head in a rote inversion of the ancient tale. Inevitably, it was met[…]
On this second anniversary of the publication of Patris Corde, one year after the conclusion of the Year of Saint Joseph and on the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church, let us consider the significance of Patris Corde. Patris Corde is the Apostolic Letter[…]
Persona Christi, in his threefold office, Faces the House where the Pillar of Smoke Made camp, his head by the nails in His feet, His breath, pulled out of him By Magisterial force, halts In petrified ecstasy. We hear the tailwind-ghosts of ages Siren past, and a roaring rush; The branches on Sinai[…]
Presently the Maltese parliament is discussing an amendment which, if approved, will introduce abortion to Malta. As we know Malta, together with Andorra in our European continent, abortion is totally prohibited. Bishops Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna and Mgr. Joseph Galea-Curmi of the archdiocese of Malta and Mgr. Anton Teuma of the diocese of Gozo, were[…]
Woodstock by Joni Mitchell Well, I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, “Tell me, where are you going?” And this he told me Said, “I’m going down to Yasgur’s Farm Gonna join in a rock ‘n’ roll band Got to get back to the land[…]
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6: 12 This is the latest chapter in a movement that began in France three centuries ago with Voltaire and the Enlightenment and its seductive philosophy[…]
