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
December 28th is the Feast of the Holy Innocent Martyrs, who, without knowing, died at the hands of Herod who wanted to kill the Christ child at all costs. St Augustine was really touched by this powerful story, and here we offer some of his profound reflections concerning this feast from a homily he preached[…]
(A classic by the master essayist, on why we give Christmas presents, for those of us who still sometimes wonder what is the point of it all. As Chesterton says, Christ is the first Christmas present, and, we may conclude, the gift of ourselves to another is the greatest gift of all. Ed.) Those modern[…]
Saint Ġorġ Preca, diocesan priest and first canonized saint from Malta and founder of the Society of the Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM), contributed greatly in infusing within the Maltese society and wherever the Maltese emigrated the authentic spirit of Christmas. Suffice to look at the earliest days of December 1921, when Fr Ġorġ, completely open to[…]
As we enter into these last few days of Advent, with the last candle of the wreath soon to be lit, the atmosphere is bathed in a serene glow, echoing the theme of peace. This candle symbolizes the peace emanating from the town of Bethlehem where the Prince of Peace was born. As our world[…]
The Christmas Novena – nine days before the birth of our Saviour – starts on December 16 and finishes December 24. There are many kinds of Christmas Novena. Whatever the kind of Novena one is following one cannot fail from experiencing the spiritual meaning of Christmas. On this point I am personally helped with the[…]
On Thursday 12 December 2024 we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, an extraordinary Marian feast reminds me how much Mary, the Mother of God and Our Mother, really takes seriously her role as Our Mother. The message she gave to Blessed Juan Diego in 1531 is the following one: My son, I love[…]
(Karol Wotyla did his theological doctorate on the mystical poetry of Saint John of the Cross, so he writes here not only as Pope, but as one who has delved deeply in into the thought of this great Carmelite saint). Pope John Paul II Apostolic Letter Of His Holiness John Paul II To The Very[…]
So says the provocative advertisement – but without my added question mark – on billboards in San Francisco – where else? Other head lines say that AI employees ‘never come to work hungover’, and ‘their computer cameras are always working’ for those beloved Zoom meetings. Above the picture of an AI ‘human’ image – too[…]
It was on this day 751 years ago that Saint Thomas Aquinas stopped writing. Or, more properly, dictating – for he had scribes write down his rapid thoughts, at times, I have heard, three at a time! The great 20th century Thomist, Josef Pieper, describes this as the providential ‘Silence of Saint Thomas’. In his[…]
Ironic, perhaps, that I suggest the following article for our readers, on this medium. For Ed Simon exhorts in strong language for a return to the printed page, to immerse ourselves in books, in stories and characters, durable bindings and tactile paper, to sweeps of landscapes and getting lost in timeless tales…to which this fellow[…]
