I’ll be presenting a seminar on the new Dan Brown/Ron Howard/Tom Hanks film, Angels and Demons on Tuesday, June 9, at 7:30 PM at St Justin Martyr Parish in Unionville, ON. All are welcome and admission is free! Under the thinly veiled guise of “a good thriller”, Dan Brown has once again provided an anti-Catholic film […]
(My guest editorial from this month’s Catholic Insight.) Holy Week offers an annual barrage of media questioning the authenticity of the last week of Jesus’ life: his death, burial, and Resurrection. Bizzare, outlandish theories on what happened to Jesus are front page news – evidence is optional. Countering that trend is Jesus, the Final Days […]
Here are what I call “Peter Kreeft’s ABC’s of Love”. “These are the things that love naturally does when it is true to its own nature, when it is real love.” A) You put him (the lover) first. B) You don’t use him as a tool, as a means to another end. C) You do […]
My article from the February ’09 isssue of Catholic Insight. Enjoy! One of the greatest evidences for the veracity of the Catholic Church has been her miracles. Fitting, for her founder offered the same credentials for his own life and work: “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father […]
Tomorrow marks Barack Obama’s inauguration as U.S. President. No one can deny the historic nature of the event, and Obama’s undeniable personal charisma. Let’s face it, the man is Mad Men cool. I’d enjoy hanging out with the guy – his two favorite sports are basketball and golf, same as mine. But it’s more than a […]
Just a couple of nights ago, I returned home from teaching the Bible Study class at St Justin Martyr, and, exhausted, flopped down to watch the end of the national championship game for U.S. college football. The University of Florida Gators, led by quarterback Tim Tebow, last year’s Heisman winner, defeated the University of Oklahoma […]
During these final days of the Christmas season, and particularly today, when so many throughout the world are celebrating the Epiphany, I thought I’d share with you this video clip. It’s a window into the devotion of Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, to the Infant Jesus. From the Opus Dei website, www.opusdei.ca: As […]
Today is not only New Year’s Day, but also the feast of Mary, Mother of God. It’s one of only two Holy Days of Obligation for Canadian Catholics other than Sundays (the other being Christmas). The dogma of Mary being the Theotokos, or God-bearer was formally defined by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. Ephesus, many believe, […]
Today is, of course, Boxing Day, December 26. And while some are running off to the malls for bargains, others are adding up the damage and realizing just how much Christmas can cost them! And so are we Catholics, but for a different reason. Today is the feast of St. Stephen, the Deacon – the first […]
Merry Christmas! Only two of the Gospels, Matthew and Luke, include accounts of the Nativity and childhood of our Lord. John’s gospel has a pre-infancy narrative (to put it mildly), focusing on the pre-incarnate, eternal Christ, God from all eternity before he took flesh from the womb of the Virgin. Mark also omits this material, although […]