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
Friday 29 October 2021 remains an historic date for those who venerate Blessed Rosario Livatino, for today is his first liturgical memorial. Rosario Livatino, or as he is commonly known the “boy judge”, was the first magistrate that was beatified throughout the Catholic Church history. As we know, the criminal organization known as Stidda, which[…]
We encounter the name of Jude in the Book of Acts. The evangelists Matthew and Mark name him as Thaddeus. In his catechesis on Simon and Jude, of Wednesday 11 October 2006, Pope Benedict XVI tells us that with regard to Jude Thaddaeus, this is what tradition has called him, combining two different names: in fact,[…]
“The Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead, . . . will give life to your mortal bodies.”[1] This is what we confess in the creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body.” But why, I wonder, do we believe it? Cannot our souls enjoy the vision of God—or suffer in hell,[…]
As I do more reading into what various theologians and josephologists have written about the fatherhood of Saint Joseph, I notice that there is a common pattern in respect to the use of the title of “Foster Father.” More and more, I see that some are becoming more and more uncomfortable and dissatisfied with the[…]
Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans is based on a parallel between the figures of Adam and Jesus Christ. In the Bible, Adam is a symbol of the unity of the human race, a unity that sadly shows itself in the violence, the infidelity, the sinfulness that we find everywhere in human history, and that[…]
October 24th is the feast of Anthony Mary Claret, and, although this is a Sunday this year, we may spend a few moments pondering this great Spanish saint. Anthony was born in Salient in Catalonia, Spain, in 1807. His father was a weaver. Initially Anthony took up the same trade, following in his father’s footsteps.[…]
‘Son of David, have mercy on me’ (Mk. 10:47). ⧾ The request made by Bartimaeus in his encounter with Our Lord reveals two things: the blind man’s faith in Our Lord’s power to heal him, and the fact that at one time this man had been able to see, but on account of an unspecified[…]
Today, Friday 22 October 2021, the universal Church cries out with joy for the feast of Pope St John Paul II. On this very day, forty three years ago, in the fully packed St Peter Square, the voice of this great holy Polish Pope echoed around the four corners of the world with these life-giving[…]
Saint Robert Cardinal Bellarmine (1452-1621) was a theologian and scholar of the first rank. After joining the newly formed Order of the Society of Jesus, he dedicated himself to opposing the dissolution of Christendom’s unity by way of being a principal figure at the Council of Trent, which was assembled to address the problems erupting[…]
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) – a Catholic priest, but who spent much of his time as a composer than a pastor due, as he confessed, to his own precarious health. but also, likely, from proclivity – was one of the most voluminous musicians of the baroque, who were, as we saw recently with Telemann,[…]
