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
Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a self-described wandering minstrel in Europe of the very early Middle Ages, or late Antiquity, or the inaptly-described ‘Dark Ages’, which in fact had much that was light about them. As Father Callam points out in the accompanying reflection, Venantius lived between 530 to about 600 Anno Domini. He was[…]
As Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday, we might turn to the saints, who can give us a helping hand during our meditation and contemplation of this central mystery of our Christian faith. They act as faithful companions throughout this journey. The Cross remains steadfast whilst the world is ravaged by every kind of current.[…]
Vexilla regis prodeunt; The banners of the king come forth; fulget crucis mysterium, brightly gleams the mystery of the cross quo carne carnis conditor by which the creator of flesh in the flesh suspensus est patibulo. was hung from[…]
It is winter in Saskatchewan. My dad, brother, and grandmother came from Ontario back in mid-November to visit for the first time since I moved here. They found themselves with snow already on the ground and a stiff chill in the air. There aren’t a ton of tourist activities in Saskatchewan, with an acute shortage[…]
Cold Winds ESG is the fashionable kid on the corporate governance block, and the cause of plenty of buzz among thought, political and business leaders. Corporations are currently careening and lurching ahead – even bending backwards, in their efforts to assent to its incursion, implement its criteria, comply with its demands, imbibe its philosophy, and[…]
In honour of Mary’s Fiat on this Solemnity of the Annunciation, it is fitting we present Mary’s song of praise in two settings: The first by one of the greatest of Church musicians, Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina, a master of counterpoint polyphony, of the ars perfecta, the most perfect art of music. Palestrina was contemporaneous[…]
“What is truth?” The famous question posed by Pontius Pilate to Jesus is operative in a unique way during Lent. It carries obvious relevance insofar as it’s drawn from the passage of the Gospel of John which anchors the Passion narrative on Good Friday. Moreover, at the outset of Lent, the faithful are reminded of[…]
The third person of the unholy triad of the new religion is siamese and it is worth distinguishing between these twins since it may appear, considering that they are conjoined, that they are interchangeable or identical. Equity and equality will be treated generally although the arguments presented will apply similarly in the special case of[…]
It’s hard to contain my pleasure or my surprise at the continuing interest in Jane Austen. The more-or-less successful adaptations[1] of her books for film and television as well as a library of offshoot novels indicate that many people who would seem to disagree on every other topic join in admiring her. The agreement, however,[…]
We have heard that “God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform,”[1] a phrase that occurred to me as I listened to the account of David’s being anointed as king. Surprisingly, according to the first book of Samuel, he was chosen in part because he was good looking: “he was ruddy, and had beautiful[…]
