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
It was an awkward moment. Our friend Angela loves to swim. As the mother of three, she invariably arrives at the pool tired, and a little weary. I am not sure if she had her glasses that day; in any case, a few weeks ago, when she bustled into the locker room, she saw well[…]
The Eucharist is reserved in churches or oratories to serve as the spiritual center of a religious community or a parish community. – Paul VI (Mysterium Fidei, 68) Remember way back to Easter? If you played host, how long did you take to prepare the family meal? How many days did it take to fix[…]
Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven and see; have regard for this vine, the stock that your right hand has planted (Ps 80). The Scripture lessons of the Mass today invite us to enter into the mystery of the Church on earth as the vineyard of the Lord. As we continue to[…]
Today we celebrate the Saint of the Little Way, a cloistered nun who died at the age of only twenty-four, having led a very simple and hidden life. After her death and the publication of her writings, she quickly became one of the best known and loved saints. She has never stopped helping the simplest[…]
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus (Phil 6:14). Two Sundays ago, when we celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, you may remember that our second reading was essentially the same text we have just heard from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians. We return to[…]
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. (Is 55:9) The parable of the workers in the vineyard which the sacred liturgy presents to us for our instruction and as an aid to worship is in fact a means by which we enter more deeply into the mystery[…]
I have a secret shame and it’s called 19 Kids and Counting. I’m a big fan of the show. There is something so intriguing about the private life of a family with 19 children, and even more so now that the older daughters have started courting and marrying young gentlemen. I find myself waiting impatiently for[…]
There’s been quite a bit of media coverage lately about kiddies at Mass. One parish’s idea had made the Facebook rounds a while back: the pastor had put an insert into every pew asking parishioners to be patient and loving towards kids, instead of disdainful and angry. Terri wrote a beautiful post on it the other day,[…]
O come, let us worship God and bow down, before the God who made us, for He is the Lord our God (Ps 95:6-7). In what is known as the Divine Office or the Liturgy of the Hours, the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Church, all those who recite these prayers, whether in[…]
If anyone wants to become my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Mt 16:24) As we continue our reading of St. Matthew’s Gospel and enter more fully into the Mystery of our Lord’s identity and mission as Messiah, we learn in today’s Gospel passage that if we wish to[…]
