Weekly Insight
Saint Paul’s Conversion
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Saint Paul (3)
St Paul's "Conversion".
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today's Catechesis is dedicated to the experience that Paul had on his way to Damascus, and therefore on what...
Anglicanism, Catholicism, Thomism and Ecumenism…
The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth (Saint Thomas Aquinas, +1274)
If there is a patron saint of ecumenism, Saint Francis de Sales fits the...
The Digital World and the Crisis of the Modern Mind
The medium is the message (Marshall McLuhan, 1964)
The invention of the digital world is supposed to be celebrated as a triumph of shared knowledge and digital access. On the surface, such a celebration feels...
Pope Pius XI’s Letter on Saint Francis de Sales
(On the 26th of January, 1923, Pope Pius XI promulgated an encyclical on Saint Francis de Sales on the 300th anniversary of his death, a very profitable read on this his feast, a 'sure...
Saint Francis de Sales and the Joy of Salvation
A few words on this feast of the patron saint of writers, as well as this week dedicated to Christian unity; Francis de Sales (+1622) expressed, at the height of the divisions and schisms...
The Council, the Consistory, Liturgy and Life
We live as we pray, for we pray as we live. (CCC, 2725)
So it seems the Liturgy was taken off the agenda at the recent consistory of cardinals. Still, the current head of the...
Anastasia – the Musical!
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College is presenting Anastasia, a musical with a plethora of song and dance - a thoroughly enjoyable evening or afternoon for young and old and everyone in-between!
Witness the story...
Espousal(s) of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This day, January 23rd, is the wedding anniversary of the Holy Family, the traditional feast of the espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yes, you read that right - espousals in the plural, both...
Deviance Normalized
I've never liked the term 'gay' applied to deviant sexuality. It's a good word - or, perhaps was - meaning happy, joyful. Don we now our gay apparel, and all that, which no longer...
Praying for Christian Unity
We're a bit late getting to this - and apologies for that, but better that than never. The best laid plans o' mice and men and a' that. This is the week of prayer...
Nathanson, Roe and the Battle for Life
Even though the infamous Roe v. Wade decision has now been cast into the dustbin of history with the Dobbs decision of June 24, 2022 - Deo gratias - we still must continue the...
Saint Vincent the Deacon’s Silent Witness
Saint Vincent the Deacon (+304), who suffered grievous tortures witnessing to his Catholic faith under the Diocletian persecution (as did yesterday's Saint Agnes) is a providential saint for this sombre anniversary of the 1973...
Is There Any Hope for the Catholic School System in Ontario?
As students return to school after Christmas holidays, and in light of yesterday’s memorial of founding Catholic educator Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, I offer these reflections on the (Catholic) public school system here in Ontario....
Saint Agnes and the Courage of Chastity
'Tis incumbent upon us in these days, so inimical to anything chaste and pure, to remind ourselves of the genius of the feminine and the glory of woman, signified in saints like Agnes, a...
Saints Fabian and Sebastian: Doing the Holy and Perfect Will of God
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to...
