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
As a first generation American born in the United States, I was introduced early in life to St. Lazarus by my family of Cuban heritage. St. Lazarus is exceedingly popular within the Cuban community. Cubans have typically shown a special devotion to St. Lazarus as he is considered to be the patron saint of the poor[…]
The recent feast of the Presentation of Our Jesus Christ at the Temple, the child Who is truly the light of the world, is also celebrate the World Day of Consecrated Life. How much I love to see consecrated life as a gift! Here I am greatly reminded of that stupendous message written by Pope[…]
In 1725, on this feast of the Presentation/Candlemas/Purification, J.S. Bach first presented his cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin – With Joy and Peace I Depart, from a hymn by Martin Luther, who, in turn based on the timeless words of Saint Simeon, as he holds the Saviour of the World, Lumen Gentium,[…]
(In light of the recent memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, who also worked amongst the lepers of Hawaii, and who nursed Father Damian on his deathbed, here is a reflection by Carl Sundell on the great Belgian missionary, who gave all, and gained heaven). Joseph de Veuster of Belgium at the age of twenty-four was[…]
(The Vatican – specifically, the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Dicastery for Culture – have issued a warning on the dangers of artificial intelligence, providentially as China has just released a new, powerful and apparently very inexpensive version that has upended technology, and the entire world. What this bodes, we have[…]
‘This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.’ For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law (Neh. 8:9). ⧾ The first lesson today is taken from the Book of Nehemiah, one of the historical books of the Old Testament. It speaks of the restoration[…]
Saint Marianne Cope (+1918), whose memorial is on this January 23rd, was an American-born Sister of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who spent much of her apostolate working amongst the lepers in Hawaii. She was contemporaneous with Father Damien de Veuster (1840 – 1848), the ‘leper priest’, whom she tended on his deathbed. Born[…]
(As Europe confronts the problems of mass immigration, especially from Muslim nations, with yet another deadly stabbing by a ‘mentally disturbed’ Afghan asylum seeker, we could learn something from history. Here, Carl Sundell recounts the story of Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, about whom we will post in a sequel.). The illegitimate son of[…]
His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you’ (Jn. 2:5). ⧾ In the Gospel of St. John which we have just heard, Our Lord reveals his glory, that is, His divinity by means of seven signs; and the miracle just recounted is the first of these, as well as the beginning of[…]
Kraków is an immensely popular pilgrimage destination and undoubtedly the most frequented tourist city in Poland. It is a home to over 350 Roman Catholic churches. However, the most significant site is the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, which houses the Shrine of St. Faustina and the renowned image of the Merciful Christ. A mere 750-meter[…]
