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Ave Verum – William Byrd’s Secret Treasure
On this Solemnity of Corpus Christi here in Canada, here is William Byrd's rendition of the Ave Verum, composed in the first years of...
June is for the Sacred Heart of Jesus
God sent his only begotten son into the world, fully human and fully divine, possessing a fully human heart with valves and ventricles just like yours and mine. This heart, created by God, has written on it a deep desire to be in communion with Him. Thatâs the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Pope Benedict and Saint Boniface
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Saint Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, we shall reflect on a great eighth-century...
Lessons from My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is one of my darling brideâs favorite plays. I, on the other hand, am more a fan of the original play...
Editor's Corner
Corpus Christi and the Poetry of Thomas Aquinas
(In Canada, the Solemnity is transferred to the next Sunday. In the universal Church, and various traditional rites and communities, it is celebrated on the...
Holy Norbert and Heroic Normandy
Saint Norbert (+1134) of Xanten was a zealous bishop and founder, who was at the forefront of the ecclesial reform named after Pope Gregory...
Bill C-9 and Fighting the Good Fight of the Faith
With the passage of Bill C-9 by the Senate yesterday, we're now closer than ever here in Canada to the dystopias predicted by Orwell's...
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The Pope’s Rosary for Peace Today
The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will lead a Rosary for peace today, at 7 pm Rome time, at the end of this Marian month - which means 1 pm for many of those of us on Eastern time (Toronto to New York)
Accompanying his repeated calls for...
The Loss of the Empress, Stan Rogers and St. Roch’s Circumnavigation
To add to this historically significant day - which also happen to be the birthday of the late, great G.K. Chesterton in 1874 - here's a wee bit of Canadiana for our readers:
On this day in 1914, the Scottish ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the estuary...
Easter
Mothers’ Day
A Blessed Sixth Sunday of Easter to all our readers, which also happens to be the secular commemoration of Mothers' Day, which became widespread...
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Offering Diakonia
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, Godâs own people; in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts...
Fourth Sunday and Obeying the Good Shepherd
âMy sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perishâ (Jn. 10:27).
In...
Third Sunday of Easter: Growing in Love of the Lord
Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you (Jn. 21:17). ⧟
The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis or instruction...
Divine Mercy Sunday – An Echo of Every Mass
Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believeââŠÂ âMy Lord and my God!â (Jn. 20:18)).
Today is Divine...
In the Glorious Light of Easter, Alleluia!
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
Series
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnât just show up in Rome, so to make a pilgrimage of it.
Apologetics 101
Apologetics is the art of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse, making reference to both faith and reason as appropriate, in light of Saint Peterâs admonition to âAlways be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverenceâ (1 Peter 3:15).
