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
The current lectionary at Mass in Canada has been in use for nearly thirty years now; it was introduced in 1992. At that time the bishops choose the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)[1] over the Bible of Jerusalem. The difference between them was nicely described by the office of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops[…]
“For us, after God, the greatest love is Poland” – Bl. Stefan Wyszyński In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: “The Lord has always revealed the treasures of his wisdom and his spirit to mortals, but now that evil is showing its face more, God reveals them to us still more fully.”[…]
The 29th of November is the liturgical memorial of Franciscan saints. Countless is the number of those who followed Jesus in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi by living the gospel in poverty and fraternity. This feast is one of great joy and hope, as a panoply of worldly unknowns convey to us the[…]
The Weakest Possible Argument?[1] The weakest argument is that based on authority. This fact may explain why Father Most’s article on the history of the ordination of women[2] is unlikely to change anyone’s mind, for his arguments consists of demonstrating that women have never been ordained in the Catholic Church. On the premise that Tradition[…]
There is a remnant of the former ways in the Church, in this church where there is no sign of Christmas, where the vestments are a sober purple and the music and prayers still honour the traditional character of Advent. This special liturgical tone is especially evident in the readings from the Bible, with their[…]
It was the year 1681, precisely at Lucera in Apulia, wherein Francis Anthony was born on this day of November 27th. His father was Giuseppe Fasani, and his his mother Isabella Della Monaca. They could thank the Lord seeing their Giovanniello, (his baptismal name) growing up demonstrating spiritual and intellectual gifts. When he initiated his[…]
Saint Catherine, a true heroine for Christ, was born in the year 287 in the illustrious city of Alexandria in Egypt, in one of the key centres of learning, culture and faith the world has ever known. She was devoted to learning, but also a mystic, having a vision at the age of fourteen of[…]
In previous articles that I have written, I have noted the merits and demerits of certain ways of describing the fatherhood of Saint Joseph, namely, the titles of Putative and Legal Father,[1] Foster Father and Virginal Father,[2] and lastly Spiritual Father.[3] But in this article of mine, I would like to suggest a title for[…]
On this feast of Saint Caecelia, patroness of music, especially of the ecclesial sort, it is fitting we present one of the greatest of Church musicians, Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina, a master of counterpoint polyphony, of the ars perfecta, the most perfect art of music. Palestrina was contemporaneous with his spiritual director, Saint Philip Neri,[…]
‘For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice’ (Jn. 18:37). Today we mark the end of the liturgical year by celebrating the great Feast of Christ the Universal King; and though we contemplate Christ our[…]
