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
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in the tradition of Christian prayer since the early days of the Church, and continues to be a vital part of the daily devotions of Catholic, Orthodox, and even some denominations of Protestant Christians to this day. Once a year, during the season of[…]
Monsignor Ronald Knox (1888-1957) is remembered as theologian, translator of the Latin Bible, author of detective stories, novelist, poet, and most of all as Catholic apologist. After a youthful career distinguishing himself with notable academic awards, at the age of 24 he was ordained an Anglican priest. Five years later, partly under the influence of[…]
Yesterday, North Korea purportedly test-detonated a hydrogen bomb, raising the tension in the region, and raising the prospect of yet-again the use of nuclear weapons in combat. Here is an article I recently had published in Crisis magazine, on the morality of dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945, to end[…]
Today is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, but is also the 3rd of September, which would be the memorial of the one of the greatest of Popes, Saint Gregory the Great. Here, from nine years ago (!) is a reflection on this ‘Father of the Church’, from another great Pope, Benedict XVI (Editor) Dear[…]
G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a Christian apologist, novelist, poet, historian, biographer, playwright and author of eighty books. First a convert from atheism to the Church of England, he converted to the Church of Rome fourteen years before his death. As a champion for Christianity he lived in enviable times since he was privileged to debate[…]
I thoroughly enjoy books which give great insight to the inner workings of man’s character and soul while being breathtakingly eloquent. Character-driven, the substance of my preferred novels are usually heavy with tight-lipped drama and caged passion which cannot seem to break its chains, and usually span years and decades in their timelines. Reading, for[…]
The most terrifying scene in the Old Testament occurs in Genesis 22, when God tests Abraham, saying: “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mo-ri’ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” In high-minded moments[…]
Imagine that you could communicate with someone in a coma. What kinds of questions would you ask? Maybe you would ask if they had memory of their life before the tragedy, or if they were in pain. Maybe you would ask if you should keep playing that Celine Dion record they liked in high-school everyday[…]
College professors sometimes have too much time on their hands. While digging around in the crypt of an old medieval library in Oxford, I discovered an ancient forgotten manuscript. Here is what I can piece together. The document is a response drafted by Thomas Aquinas at the request of a Roman cardinal. The Vatican seems[…]
I am the kind of person who sometimes derives hope from unusual things. As a lover of stories, I often will comment that a certain twist seemed rather “hopeful” to me, even if most other people simply cannot see it. Indeed, the Vulcanian raised eye-brow is the most frequent reaction to these epiphanies. I certainly[…]
