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
“Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.” Mark 9, 42 On November 1, COP 26 will open in Glasgow. On that day, the UN’s Climate Change roadshow will begin its[…]
October 5th is the feast day of St Faustina Kowalska. This humble Polish nun was appointed by Jesus to be the Secretary of His unfathomable Mercy. It was Jesus himself who told her so, as we marvelously find out in her Diary entry 1605: You are the secretary of My mercy. I have chosen you for that[…]
It is with deep sadness and regret we announce the death of Mrs. Claudine Goller, long-time assistant editor and board member of Catholic Insight from its beginnings with Father de Valk, for many patient years proofreading much of his and others’ work, with her stylistic command of English. As her obituary put it: She was[…]
The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. (Gen. 2:7). Our first reading from the Book Genesis on this Sunday directs our attention to the very beginning of our existence; man and woman created in God’s image and likeness to share God’s own life.[…]
Why I Am a Catholic (1932) is a collection of essays by Hilaire Belloc, Archbishop Alban Goodier, Ronald Knox, C.C. Martindale and novelist Sheila Kaye-Smith. Their collective defense of the faith is well worth studying. Another reason for studying Belloc and friends is that much has happened in the world to make us wonder how[…]
This 23rd of September is the liturgical feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also twenty eight years ago that Jesus, through Padre Pio, showed me what he wanted from my life. For me the vocation to be a Franciscan Capuchin, following Jesus in the footsteps of St Francis, like Padre Pio did before[…]
Saint Matthew, also known as Levi, presents Christ as the new Moses, leading His people from the darkness and slavery of sin into the light and freedom of salvation. Yet, Matthew also likely saw himself in Moses, perhaps, of the same tribe – Levi – and whose priestly lineage he likely shared, representing all those[…]
The godless say, ‘let us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training’ (Wis. 2:12). ⧾ As a bibliophile, a lover of books, with St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, I assert[…]
Ave Crux, Spes Unica! When I was a post-novice, at the Floriana Capuchin friary, it always touched my heart the beautiful beneath the niche at the centre of the stairway of this historic convent: Ave Crux Spes Unica, its english rendering, Hail O Cross, our only hope! The obvious question that used to come into[…]
Whoever wants to become my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me (Mk. 8:34). It is by the Cross of Christ alone that we are healed and saved. Our Lord makes the embrace of the Cross the condition for authentic discipleship: Whoever wants to become my disciple, let him[…]
