A Study Of “On The Character of Men And the Virtuous Life”: Part XXXII.

Last updated on: September 19, 2011 at 11:27 am By Henry Karlson

Introduction and Part II “A true man is one who understands that the body is corruptible and short-lived, whereas the soul is divine and immortal and, while being God’s breath, is joined to the body to be tested and deified. Now he who understood what the soul is regulates his life in a way that is just and conforms to God; not submitting to the body, but seeing God with his intellect, he contemplates noetically the eternal blessings granted to... Read more

Catholic Answers and Having Number 3

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 7:02 pm By Brett Salkeld

My wife Flannery and I are expecting our third (and who knows, perhaps our fourth) child. I’m sure this is the case in many places, but in downtown Toronto you need a good reason for having a third child, an excuse almost. For some reason, many people have the impression that two children is a reasonable, even a defensible, number of children to have. It seems to have something to do with the replacement rate (and since it is difficult... Read more

How Far Can We Go? A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating released in US, authors interviewed

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 7:02 pm By Brett Salkeld

In 2009, a book I co-authored with my friend Leah Perrault was published by Novalis, the Canadian Catholic publisher. Because of the age we live in, the book has been available to the American market from the beginning. Nevertheless, Novalis does not have the marketing or distribution wherewithal to make a major entry into the US market. As such, we sought an American publisher to produce an American version of the book. After selling out our first Canadian print-run in... Read more

A Prayer for Peace

Last updated on: September 16, 2011 at 9:29 am By David Cruz-Uribe

My son had his first confirmation class, a joint parent/student meeting. At it, we prayed the following beautiful prayer that I want to share: To you, Creator of nature and humanity, of truth and beauty, I pray. Hear my voice for it is the voice o the victims of all wars and violence among individuals and nations. Hear my voice for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer when people put their faith in weapons... Read more

This is how you remind me of what I really am

Last updated on: September 15, 2011 at 9:02 pm By David Cruz-Uribe

I intended to write this post yesterday, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, but the day got away from me. Consider it a late reflection on a feast of great importance in the Franciscan community, providing as it does the foundation for the Feast of the Stigmata (on Saturday, September 17). Anyway, for years have have been haunted by the refrain of this song from Nickelback: The sum total of the song has never quite added up... Read more

A Brief Commentary On Peter Lombard’s Discussion of the Filioque. Part III.

Last updated on: September 15, 2011 at 1:41 pm By Henry Karlson

Part I Part II Distinction XII.[1] Having explained that the Greek and Latin traditions are fundamentally in agreement on the procession of the Spirit, even if the way they express the procession differs, Peter Lombard begins to explore the procession of the Spirit further. In this distinction, he raises two questions raised about the procession of the Spirit. His responses solidify the claim that the Greeks and Latins agree in spirit if not in letter. Chapter I (39). 1. WHETHER... Read more

Robertson’s Attack on the Family

Last updated on: September 14, 2011 at 4:26 pm By Mark Gordon

You may have already seen this: Reprehensible? Yes. Surprising? Sadly, no. Three things occurred to me while watching this abomination. First, these comments, coming as they do from a noisy – even obnoxious – political “defender” of marriage, only serve to make the case for extending civil marriage to everyone. If, as Robertson apparently believes, marriage is nothing more than a contract that can be voided upon the incapacitation of a contracting partner, not an enduring, divinely sanctioned covenant, then he... Read more

The Cross: The Path of Salvation

Last updated on: September 14, 2011 at 9:04 am By Henry Karlson

Vainglory is a sin which easily traps the one seeking a life of virtue. It takes what is good, the pursuit of virtues, and turns it in on itself; it takes virtues and turns them into vices. Just because what one does, in an objective sense, is good, does not mean there is no sin. Indeed, those who do not reproach themselves in their pursuit for glory, and instead, accept the flattery and praise given to them by others will... Read more