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
In the Supplica to the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii, whose feast was on Sunday 8 May, the Holy Rosary is defined as the sweet Chain which binds us to God, Bond of love which unites us to the Angels, Tower of salvation against the assaults of hell, safe Haven in the universal shipwreck. The author[…]
(A re-post from last fall, after catching up with Bonnie Landry the other day…More podcasts on the horizon, so stay tuned.) I had an interview the other evening with Mrs. Bonnie Landry, on her popular podcast, ‘Making Joy Normal’. Following upon our previous one on the theme of grace, back in June, this one discusses[…]
Canadian editor shows the enduring beauty of Canada The N.I.H. (the National Institute for Health) says in a recent article “The increasing evidence that the vaccines do little to control disease spread and that their effectiveness wanes over time make it even more imperative to assess the degree to which the vaccines might cause harm.”[…]
Unlike English, Greek has at least four words for “love,” classically and clearly distinguished by the great C.S. Lewis in his book titled, appropriately enough, The Four Loves. There is agape, pure unselfish love, the ‘charity’ of the Gospels; philia, the love of friendship, especially between brothers; storge, affection love, a deep bond usually borne of[…]
On Sunday 24 April 2022 while we were celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday on that day fell the feast of the brave Capuchin saint St Fidelis von Sigmaringen. Who was this great man of faith? Markus was born in the German town of Sigmaringen in 1578. In those days Sigmaringen was a small Danube town, located[…]
One of the homilies which really speaks to me in the celebration of the liturgy of the hours of Holy Thursday is, certainly, the homily for Easter by Bishop Melito of Sardis. The reasons why it speaks to me are several. First of all, the examples Melito brings to say that Christ suffered in different[…]
I received a note this morning from one of my students, participating in our ‘distance ed’ program – and quite a distance, all the way out to the shores of Newfoundland. He asked for prayers, as his parish – and, it seems, every other parish and church in his diocese – is up for sale[…]
(Here are some words from contributor Father Mario Attard from Malta. We post these for the spiritual value in the advice he offers, not least for those ‘quarantined’ and isolated against their will. Our own opinion is that the enforced isolation of the healthy is itself unhealthy, with widespread deleterious social and spiritual consequences, and[…]
Francesco Marto died on this day, April 4th, in 1919, a year before his sister and fellow visionary, Jacinta, followed him the following February, 1920, both succumbing to what is inaccurately known to history as the ‘Spanish Flu’. Fitting intercessors for all children. One of my own nephews turns five on this day, half Francesco’s[…]
On Saturday 2 April 2022, Pope Francis officially started its 36th Apostolic Voyage outside Italy to the Island of Malta. He arrived on our Island at 9.50 am aboard ITA Airways. After being welcomed at the Malta International Airport by the President George William Vella and the Prime Minister, Robert Abela, he headed towards the[…]
