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
It isn’t the most difficult mountain to climb, but in many ways the most impressive. The top of the world, the highest spot one can stand on the earth’s surface, so high that the blue sky is tinged to violet, one is so much closer to outer space. Breathtaking footage, for those of us who[…]
The ironically-named Sam Bankman-Fried has certainly taken it to the bank, freed from the bonds of justice that should have him locked up. His cryptocurrency company – FTX – has allegedly bamboozled investors out of billions, and Mr. Sam has walked away with a good chunk of that. This seems a replay, on an even[…]
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) was a Catholic priest, but one who spent much of his time as a composer than a pastor due, as he confessed, to his own precarious health. This was also, likely, a result proclivity, for he was one of the most voluminous musicians of the baroque. Vivaldi wrote many of his[…]
(We need examples and intercessors of saintly physicians, and here is a re-post of the life of one of the greats, Saint Joseph Moscati. We could use many more like him… Ed.) November 16th is the feast day of St Joseph Moscati, the holy doctor of Naples. I had the joy of visiting his relics[…]
In honour of today’s memorial of Saint Josaphat, the great apostle of the union between East and West, here is a sample of a mediaeval chant of the Eastern rite to Our Lady, Come Ye Peoples:
The United States votes today, November 8th, in the middle of the four-year presidential term – which this time, seems like an eternity in Dante’s inferno – and up for grabs are seats in the Senate, Congress, along with governorships. I have mostly despaired of politics. As one colleague, an expert in American history, put[…]
The Liturgy of the hours is a great source of spiritual formation and teaching. Pope Saint John Paul II dedicated entire catecheses on the psalms and canticles of the Office. This he did to encourage and help all to pray with the same words used by Jesus, which have been present for thousands of years[…]
The last day of October, we Capuchins celebrate the feast day of St Angelo of Acri. This great Capuchin remains known within the history of the Capuchin Order as a persuasive preacher and thanks to his preaching he interiorised in his hearers an extraordinary love for Christ’s passion. Born as Luca Antonio Falcone, on October[…]
In light of today’s feast, and Saint Jude’s own warning of the wages of sin, this reflection on hell in a modern key provides some food for thought. In this life, we forge our own eternity, and the choice is ours: To becomes slaves to the devil, or free heirs of the Kingdom of God.
October 24th, 1648, marks the official end of the Thirty Years War, which had begun in 1618, and was one of the bloodiest and most brutal conflicts of modern times, until the world wars of last century. The conflict was officially Catholic states against the ‘Protestant’ ones, but was really princes against princes, with France[…]
