Jane Austen’s Sensible Conscience
Itâs hard to contain my pleasure or my surprise at the continuing interest in Jane Austen. The more-or-less successful adaptations of her books for...
Agape Love
Theresa of Avila wrote that âlove is like a perfume-filled room.â Could it be that we can only describe such an ineffable concept using...
What ‘Following the Science’ Really Means: The Limits of Medicine and Moral Freedom
If there is one thing that is omnipresent in empirical research, it is doubt.
This line has always stuck with me, from a methodology textbook...
The Confession of the Archbishop, and the Mother of the Confessions
What is one to say of the recent allegations of the former papal nuncio to the United States, Carlo Maria Vigano, claiming a network...
Epiphany: Three Approaches to Christ
In the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, three groups are called to our attention: the shepherds, the Magi and the court of King...
On the Jaws of Death and the Gates of Heaven
Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977) was a Catholic convert, philosopher, and theologian whose deep thinking prepared him during his long life for fruitful meditations on...
Dispositions for Receiving Holy Communion
Sermon by Rev. Msgr. Vincent Nicholas Foy (August 14, 1915 â March 13, 2017)Â preached at St. Michaelâs Cathedral, Toronto, ON, Â on Sunday, November 23,...
I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday and Passiontide
âI am the resurrection and the lifeâŠDo you believe thisâ? (Jn. 11:25-26).
The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. We will now...
The Message of Pope Benedict for Lent from 2010
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
BENEDICT XVI
FOR LENT 2010
âThe justice of God has been manifested
through faith in Jesus Christâ (cf. Rm 3, 21-22)
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Each year,...
Is Liberalism a Sin?
Felix Sarda y Salvany
In 1886, during the papacy of Leo XIII, a remarkable book titled Liberalism Is a Sin was written by the Spanish...
