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
(Father Marco Testa was planning to submit this reflection back on December 8th, but due to technical difficulties, the article could only be sent along now. Since we turn our attention in these last days of Advent, and over Christmas, to the Blessed Virgin, we thought, well, a meditation on the Our Lady being preserved[…]
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Hall Wednesday, 22 December 2010 Dear Brothers and Sisters, With this last Audience before the Christmas celebrations, we approach with trepidation and wonder the “place” where for us and for our salvation everything began, everything found fulfilment, where the expectations of the world and of the human heart[…]
Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled (Lk. 1:45). On this the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, the Sacred Liturgy invites us to be one with the Blessed Virgin Mary, in whom at last the fullness of time is reached, and a new order[…]
(As we enter into these last days of Advent, and the ‘O Antiphons’, the Incarnation of the Son of God as the Messiah becomes the focus of our preparation. As a help in that, here is a reflection by contributor Carl Sundell on what may likely be the most significant relic of Christ, the Shroud of[…]
The Lord your God, is in your midst…He will renew you in His love (Zeph. 3:17). ⧾ The third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for Rejoice, the first word of our Entrance Antiphon: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed the Lord is near. Today we[…]
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died during Advent, on December 5th, 1791, so it’s fitting in this season of grace to reflect with faithful contributor Carl Sundell on the Catholic faith of one of the greatest of composers, whose music is truly heavenly. As Salieri said, ‘Ah, the divine Mozart!’. True enough. But, might we rather say,[…]
With its First Sunday we begin the season of Advent, and the Catechism has this to say: When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for[…]
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[…]
