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
Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), former soldier, gambler, sinner, then revert, nurse, dedicated carer for the sick, and saint. Also a contemporary and a penitent of Saint Philip Neri. Today also marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison (1789) and the beginning of the French Revolution, which helped form modern France, for[…]
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict, with the variety of whose ‘options’ carrying his name he may not necessarily agree. At a young age, he retreated from the decadence of sixth century Rome, but, as is often the case, the world, or at least some from the world, followed him. Truth and holiness have[…]
I am currently travelling across this fair land, by car, with two former students, visiting friends and alumni along the way, in this sesquicentennial anniversary. A quixotic adventure, with many miles yet to go, but one already filled with serendipitous and pleasant meetings, music, spirituality, and discussion. Be assured of our prayers as we journey,[…]
At Mass this morning at Martyrs’ Shrine (yes, I did go on the pilgrimage I mentioned) the priest reminded us that today is the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Antoine Daniel, one of the five Jesuits put to death for the faith around the Midland area in the 1640’s. Nothing remains of the priest’s[…]
Following upon my brief remarks upon the charges laid against Cardinal Pell last week, a must-read is this insightful article by Julia Yost in First Things. One of the commentators remarks that this case is similar to that of Father Maciel, of the Legionaries, whom many defended, until the facts could only speak for themselves.[…]
The Canadian Bishops, to their credit, have asked all Canadians to join in consecrating this fair land to Christ through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, His Mother and, as the prayer declares, the ‘Masterpiece’ of His creation. So on this beautiful Sunday morning, if you have not already done so, join with all of us[…]
I have been asked to let readers know of and keep in prayer the case of Dr. Steve Tourloukis, father of a family, who is in the midst of taking the school system in Hamilton-Wentworth to court, to win the right to be made aware when his children are going to receive ‘education’ in sexual[…]
A blessed solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to all our readers, a venerable feast that goes back to the very origins of the Church, commemorating the two human pillars upon which the nascent Mystical Body was built, with Christ, of course, being the cornerstone. In the midst of our rejoicing, we should pray for[…]
This past Saturday was the solemnity of the birth of Saint John the Baptist, a feast that commemorates the beginning of the end of the Old Testament dispensation, with its adumbrative figures of things to come, and the dawn of the New Covenant, of hope and joy. The joy of this day was multiplied at[…]
As is the vogue nowadays, Catholic Insight will be presenting a new ‘look’, an updated and improved webpage, which will be launched, providentially enough, this Thursday, June 22nd, the feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, two of the early martyrs (+1535) of what has come to be known, somewhat erroneously, as the Reformation.[…]
