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
“More than two millennia after the birth of Jesus Christ, His teachings continue to inspire and uplift billions and billions of people all over the globe. His divine words still fill our hearts with hope and faith.” President Donald J.Trump, December 13, 2020 As we approach Christmas 2020, the news becomes ever more ominous. Which may[…]
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of ‘Christmas’. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmas—the birth of Jesus—but the ersatz, ephemeral sort that goes by the name of ‘Christmas’ in the stores and on television and the internet. Well, I’ve had my fill of Rudolf and Frosty, and I don’t[…]
On October 21, the documentary Francesco premiered at the Rome Film Festival.[1] Directed by Emmy-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky,[2] Francesco received the Kinéo Movie for Humanity Award, issued by the Italian Ministry for Culture for the promotion of “social and humanitarian themes,” the award being given in the Vatican Gardens the following day.[3] Francesco’s thematic focuses[…]
In the 75 years since the end of the Second World War and the Holocaust, it is still hard to say how much the world has lost, particularly in the area of music. Some music survives from this time, such as the Catholic organist-composer Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps, which was written[…]
Today, 14 December, we celebrate the feast of a great Spanish mystic, a friend and a co-reformer of the Carmelite religious family, namely Saint John of the Cross. Born in Fontiveros, Avila, Spain in 1542, as Juan de Yepes y Alvares, John came from a family who turned poor overnight. His father, who was employed[…]
Do not despise the words of Prophets…hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 5:17). ⧾ Again on this third Sunday of Advent we listen to the words of St. John the Baptist who in the Liturgy of Advent bears witness to the Messiah through his call to repentance[…]
Besides celebrating the great solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of God and Our beloved Mother, on December 8th we also quite fittingly commemorate the declaration of St. Joseph as Patron Saint of the Universal Church. It was Blessed Pope Pius IX, a great devotee of St. Joseph, who, on this day[…]
‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight’ (Mt. 3:3) ⧾ The Gospel of the Mass on this second Sunday of Advent introduces us to John the Baptist, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’ John the Baptist calls us and[…]
There is an ancient Indian fable of six blind men who meet an elephant. Each of them touches different parts of the elephant. One of them, touching the elephant’s side, concludes that the elephant is like a wall. Another, touching the elephant’s trunk, believes the elephant is like a snake. Yet another touches the elephant’s[…]
In 1842, when Father Michael Power, a Haligonian born of Irish parents, was consecrated as the first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Toronto, he faced an enormous challenge. The Toronto Diocese, largely forgotten by Rome at that time, covered a vast area. Spanning the western area of Upper Canada, the diocese included Manitoulin[…]
