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
On January 17th, the universal Church celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Anthony the Great or as is commonly known, St Anthony of Egypt. This father of all monks and of Christian monasticism has much to say to our own troubling times we are living in. He was born around the year 251 AD at[…]
A blessed Inauguration Day, especially to all our American readers. Say what you will about Donald Trump – he does have his limitations, and carries baggage, and has opinions with which I would disagree – but he’s a lot better than what might have been. As someone put it, we can say farewell to the[…]
As we celebrate the feast of St Anthony the Abbot, it comes to my mind the wisdom God has bestowed on this man of great faith and simplicity. It is no wonder than that, in Pope Benedict’s words, St Anthony the Abbot’s life by Athanasius was a bestseller. In the general audience he gave on[…]
On this day in 1961, outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower – ‘Ike’ – gave his famous farewell speech, warning Americans of the dangers of the ‘military-industrial complex – a phrase he coined. Ironic, as Eisenhower spent his life in the military, and was Supreme Allied Commander for the last half of the Second World War.[…]
(Here is a reminder of the ‘two years of Saint Thomas’, as decreed by the Vatican last year. The 800th anniversary of the great Doctor’s birth is soon upon us – the 28th of January, which also happens to be his current feast day. So say a prayer to the good Thomas, pick up that[…]
Franciscan Capuchins celebrate the feast of our Capuchin brother St Bernard of Corleone on the twelfth of January, and we may delve a little into who was this Franciscan saint. His full name in the world before joining our Order was Philip Latini. He was born in Sicily, Italy, on 6 February 1605. Philip came[…]
When reading from the Gospel of St Matthew, in my mind and heart comes naturally the beautiful parallelism Pope Benedict XVI brought about the restlessness of these wise and that the restless that should characterise us as human beings. In his homily on the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord of Sunday, 6 January[…]
The English poet T.S. Eliot – a high Anglican, with strong Catholic sympathies – wrote numerous religious works (including the life of Saint Thomas Becket in his Murder in the Cathedral). He also has a poem on the Journey of the Magi, told in contemporary language, giving some insight, in a few words of verse,[…]
Anthony Esolen spares few punches in his opinion on Cardinal Cupich’s recent directive for Catholics in his diocese to receive Communion standing, effectively forbidding kneeling. I agree with their sentiments – a Catholic has a right to kneel, even if everyone else is standing. But that is the problem, is it not? Everyone else. The[…]
On Sunday 29 December 2024, the liturgical feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Archdiocese of Malta started the Jubilee of Hope. The grand celebration was done at Mdina Cathedral in a pontifical mass at 6.00 pm. In a packed cathedral, the Archbishop of Malta, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, started his[…]
