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
Fr. Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ is a popular spiritual book today. This New York Times Bestseller is rated highly in Amazon’s Religious Ethics category and has 4.7/5 stars from over five thousand global reviewers on Amazon.ca. Bono and Melinda Gates have praised the book, and it can be found on the shelves of many[…]
At this critical time, readers may want to join in a novena to the patroness of the United States, Our Lady under the title of her Immaculate Conception. A fitting brief prayer may be found here. Join this with your daily Rosary. The Queen of heaven and earth will not deny our petitions, made with[…]
October 29th is the liturgical memorial of Blessed Rosario Angelo Livatino who was assassinated by the Sicilian mafia group Stidda on September 21, 1990. His name has become naturally synonymous with the fight against the Mafia. In just 38 years of life, thanks to his incredible dedication for justice and truth, Blessed Rosario Angelo managed[…]
(In light of today’s first reading from the fifth chapter of Ephesians, on the headship of the husband in the family, here are some thoughts from Joshua Filipetto on Saint Joseph as the head of the Holy Family) Ed. There was a statement which I came across a while ago in my reading on the[…]
Exogenesis, by Peco Gaskovksi Ignatius Press, 2023 ISBN/UPC: 9781621646341 One of the most difficult things in writing a ‘fantasy’ – any story which is not based on this present world – is constructing a realistic and believable ‘other world’. In his famous essay on Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien calls this a ‘sub-creation’, at which he was[…]
As we commemorated the other day the ‘Forty Martyrs of England and Wales’ – chosen amongst the countless host put to death for their Catholic Faith during the Protestant revolt – here is a symbolic motet by Thomas Tallis, ‘Verily, verily I say unto you’, which we are currently practising in our Schola. Tallis composed[…]
The following thoughts were assembled as an aid for reflection and dialogue with the prisoners involved in the Catholic RCIA program at the Preston Smith State Prison near Lamesa, Texas. Prison is a place where men and women have time and opportunity to reflect on their lives, on the mistakes they have made, on the[…]
The signature work of the most iconic Christian writer of the 20th century, C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is a powerful weapon in the arsenal of any intentional apologist. Few who read it are not touched in some way through its compelling approach. Personally speaking, Lewis’ work is refreshing, an exercise in depth of thought,[…]
As we celebrate the memorial of Pope Saint John Paul II on October 22nd, we should also recall that it was on the 16th that he was elected Pope, and is now the forty-sixth anniversary of that fateful and providential election. We may remember his words spoken from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, Monday[…]
“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not wait for an answer. There are those who do not want to hear the truth. Such people may seem to be congenital liars who can barely stand to be in the presence of truth-tellers. The liars regard the truth-tellers as fools who can be easily duped[…]
