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
A blessed and joyous Sunday to one and all! Suggestions from Pater Ignotus: Vivalidi’s In Exitu Israel, one of the innumerable, yet profound, pieces, he wrote for the girls’ orphanage, of which he was chaplain and maestro. This dates from 1739: And a live organ recital – if we can’t be there in person in[…]
‘Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ⧾ Last Sunday, in our reflection on the Sacred Scriptures we noted that in light of the upheaval and confusion being experienced both in the world and in the Church, it is all the more necessary for us[…]
Murphy, whoever he was, has gained immortality of a sort by enunciating a law which, if not absolutely universal, is close enough to experience to be universally quoted: “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Similarly, the Peter Principle captures an aspect of contemporary society that most of us recognize: “Everyone rises to his level[…]
“Yes. All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down. They are a gross form white supremacy. Created as tools of oppression. Racist propaganda. They should all come down.” –Civil Rights activist Shaun King, June 22, 2020. When Elizabeth Taylor died in 2011,[…]
On May 19, Ravi Zacharias died at his home in Atlanta from a rare cancer known as sarcoma which was found as a malignant tumor on his sacrum. At his memorial, American Vice President, Mike Pence and baseballer, Tim Tebow both spoke of him with unqualified praise. In his speech, Pence repeated a statement issued[…]
‘Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven’ (Mt. 10: 26, 32). ⧾ At long last we have returned to the celebration of the Sacrifice of the Mass, the source and summit of our Catholic life, the mystery upon which authentic Christian life is patterned;[…]
Dr. John Fisher reflects upon his time at Notre Dame in the 1960’s which, for all of its own cultural revolution, seems paradisical compared to our current campuses. What we are witnessing in the apparent dissolution in our civilization had a long incubation period in the womb of these false ‘alma maters’. We reap what[…]
The ‘Communion in the hand’ controversial swirling around the instantiated Covid protocols is causing crises of conscience for many Catholics. After all, reception in the hand itself began as a rebellion – first in Holland (yes, I know – why there, when they used to be so devout?) then spreading around the world – against[…]
The following review was written by Father Callam for an anthology, and is re-posted here, signifying Hollywood’s continued fascination with the image of the Catholic priest. They always somehow distort, even mock and belittle, that image, but something essential also always remains, and the hold the priest has over our imagination speaks volumes. At least[…]
“Exposure to true information does not matter anymore. A person who is demoralised is unable to assess true information. The facts tell him nothing, even if I shower him with information, with authentic proof, with documents and pictures. …he will refuse to believe it… That’s the tragedy of the situation of demoralisation.” –Yuri Bezmenov 1983[…]
