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Vain Discussions
Brothers, St Paul once urged his great friend St Timothy to stay in Ephesus so that he "may instruct certain people not to teach any different doctrine" as "some people have deviated from these and turned to vain discussions ("meaningless talk" as per some...
Thanksgiving and Humility
Hello brothers, Couple days ago, October 7th to be precise, was the 450th anniversary of the world-saving Battle of Lepanto. The Church remembers this momentous day through a feast in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary, given the role she played in securing one of the...
The Common Good
"All these I will give to you, if you..." These familiar words to us today, have been uttered throughout time, perhaps most famously by the devil himself (Mat 4:9). Want to meet your family overseas? Watch your child play indoor sports? Do you want to keep your job?...
Divine Providence or Declining Confidence
We live in strange times. Athletes that quit are celebrated as courageous, big families are considered a threat to human life but not abortion, and church-burning we are told, "is not right but understandable". In other words, the beacons of virtue today are people...
What is Catholic education?
Hello brothers, "We worked hard and saved $63,000 so that our son could have an education, only to have him come back from school and call us racists.' As we see churches burning, statues vandalized, and anti-Catholic vitriol being spread all over the media, the above...
Of Arrows and Quivers
Written By: Dennis Buonafede If you want to really know what you’re interested in ask yourself this question: when scripture is being read during Mass, and you’re only half listening, what words snap you back to attention? Many times it can be something that is...
The Mass: Our Refuge and Salvation
Written By: Victor Penney The world seems extra crazy these days, doesn’t it? We’re right in the middle of the most volatile presidential election in U.S. history. Here in Canada, it wasn’t too long ago when the Supreme Court said certain indecent acts with animals...
Tight Grouping!
Written By: Dennis Buonafede As an archery coach in a Catholic high school I like to use archery as an analogy to the spiritual life. Since archery is rich in connections to real life it helps immensely when I try to get some point across to my students. One point in...
