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
Friday, May 12th, we Franciscan Capuchins celebrate with great joy the feast of our Capuchin confrere St Leopold Mandić. Who was this great man so little in stature but so great in holiness? Leopoldo Mandić was born in Castelnuovo di Càttaro (Herceg – Novi nel Montenegro) on 12 May 1866. He entered the Capuchin Friars[…]
(As mentioned in our post on Our Lady of Fatima, this is also the day that Blessed Julian of Norwich began to receive her own visions, in 1343, from Christ Himself. Here is Pope Benedict’s reflection on the English mystic and anchoress, who has much to say to our own times) BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE[…]
Today is a national holiday in England – as they commemorate the semi-legendary Saint George, martyr for the Faith, slayer of the dragon and rescuer of princesses. This is also, by one of those remarkable coincidences of providence, the birth and death of their greatest playwright, yes, the inimitable William Shakespeare, who both entered and[…]
As Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday, we might turn to the saints, who can give us a helping hand during our meditation and contemplation of this central mystery of our Christian faith. They act as faithful companions throughout this journey. The Cross remains steadfast whilst the world is ravaged by every kind of current.[…]
The tumultuous life of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751 – 1820) proves what the devil once admitted to the Cure d’Ars, that if there but three priests like him, his kingdom would be destroyed. Clement was one such priest, totally dedicated to his mission and work for Christ’s own kingdom. Events precluded Johannes – his[…]
Saint John of Brito (1647 – 1693) was a Jesuit martyr in India, called the ‘Portuguese Francis Xavier’, as well as second Saint John the Baptist, for his witness to the sanctity of marriage. From a wealthy family, he left all to follow Christ, joining the Jesuits in 1662, and, after his formation, was sent[…]
A blessed memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, co-workers of Saint Paul, both of them ordained by him into the early episcopacy of the Church, when every bishop was a ‘missionary’, sent forth into unknown, hostile, pagan territory, meaning an almost certain martyrdom. Paul’s two letters to Timothy and one to Titus are bracing for[…]
Who was this Paul that we are celebrating his transformative meeting with the Risen Christ which left its indelible imprint in his life? When talking about the life and mission of St Paul the Apostle one has to establish a very important premise, namely, which chronology are we going to adopt? Shall we adopt Acts’[…]
Christmas Eve is the traditional feast of Adam and Eve, our primordial parents, considered saints in the Church, brought to heaven on the first Holy Saturday. (There is a beautiful early homily commemorating the event in the Office of Readings for the Triduum). Pope Pius XII, against a Modernist distortion of Genesis, taught in his[…]
All fair art thou, O Mary: nor is original sin found in thee (Alleluia Verse). Today’s glorious Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrates the dogma of the faith solemnly defined by Blessed Pius IX in 1854. It is the first of Our Lady’s privileges; that from the first moment of[…]
