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
So, due to some last-minute, ah, difficulties, with which I was not directly involved, the Theology on Tap talk this evening has been moved, to the hall of Saint Columbkille’s cathedral. Apparently, some people considered the topic ‘unsafe’, for reasons unclear to me. The theme was simply the principles which constitute the various forms of[…]
What is a ‘restorer’? One restores buildings, books, institutions, and it seems a good thing to do so. Pope Saint Pius X’s motto was instaurare omnia in Christo – to restore all things in Christ, a mission he accomplished with great gusto in the time given to him. Why Pope Francis thinks this a bad[…]
The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is of great help towards a flourishing human life. St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), the humble French Visitation nun to whom Jesus appeared and chose to propagate the devotion to His Sacred Heart in its modern form, tells us: As to persons living in the world, they[…]
Our local homeschooling cooperative is putting on a production of the original musical Sleeping Beauty – the version before it was Disney-fied. The cast are all children, directed by Christine Helferty, who have all worked hard to present what is sure to be a delightful and fun-filled show. For those who live in the area,[…]
The Litany of the Sacred Heart, as chanted in Latin: The English may be found here.
St Anthony of Padua, whose feast is on June 13th, is an eloquent example of what it means to live the Gospel amid the challenges of everyday life. As I write this reflection spontaneously comes to my mind and heart the thought Pope Francis wrote in his letter to Friar Carlos Alberto Trovarelli, Minister General[…]
Come, my starfallen sunpiercer bright horned clarion call unicorn. White body as exposed as a host. Lifted up fragile as the priest’s fingers, giving God weight. Butterfly pinned to the black velvet world soft with sin stripped of all illusion. Unveiled to the naked world’s staring eyes slavering mouth unable to comprehend when a unicorn[…]
The Dolawatta bill presently in parliament, seeks to change Sri Lanka’s penal code in order to create rights to private and public expression of behaviour such as grossly indecent unnatural carnal intercourse, as associated with unspecified sexual orientations. This change in law, as with the attempts to legalise the killing of the pre-born through abortion,[…]
There is only one saint in the calendar today, Saint Robert of Newminster, a twelfth century monk and abbot who died on this day in 1159.
Venerable Fulton Sheen said that one of the hallmarks of the demon was an inordinate love of nudity – that is, to flaunt what should not be flaunted, and a disregard, if not outright disdain, for modesty, to veil what should be veiled. I know not what inspired the man who desecrated the main altar[…]
