This page is set aside for pastoral and spiritual issues concerned with the Catholic faith. As one noted Catholic Apologist once remarked: "The importance of conventional apologetics is rather negligible. Apologetics is scraping the bottom of the barrel as far as spiritual warfare is concerned." In other words, it is the Spirit which gives life and truth. It is the lessons learned from the Holy Spirit which cause us to grow in faith - not simply engaging in cerebral gymnastics with our opponents. Regular contributors to this page include Charlie Hatchko and Chris Beneteau.
The Trentecost Experience
Our canon lawyer, Pete Vere, tells the story of his fall from
Grace and his subsequent Ressurection. (Vere - 11KB - 04.08)
The
Figure of the Modern Apologist according to St. Josemaria
In this very interesting and challenging article, Alexander
Farrell discusses the two most important things for a practicing
Catholic in the modern world today as seen through Saint
Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. (Farrell - 12KB -
04.08)
The Second Vatican Council and the Holy
Eucharist
Pete Vere examines how the Second Vatican Council upheld the
traditional Catholic understanding of the Eucharist. Although the
Liberals and the Ultra-traditionalists attack the Council, its
teachings will stand the test of time. (Vere - 18KB - 04.04)
The Passion of the Christ:
Some Random Thoughts
John Pacheco offers a commentary on Mel Gibson's leftist-buster
film, The Passsion of the Christ. (Pacheco - 10KB -
04.03)
Working Towards Liturgical
Restoration: Can CIEL and Adoremus present a common front?
As promising signs keep emanating from Rome in regards to
clamping down on liturgical abuse, Pete Vere and Shawn Tribe
encourage Traditional Catholic Groups to co-operate with one
another so that liturgical restoration will become a reality
sooner rather than later. (Vere/Tribe - 10KB - 04.03)
Allah
Keep Our Land Glorious and Free?
Despite the myopia of the secularist baboons in our culture,
spirituality abhors a vacuum and needs to be filled. Now that
Canada is well under way in defecating on its Christian heritage,
it can look forward to another law and another religion. Sharia
and Islam. Congratulations. (Vere - 11KB - 04.01)
Cleaning House
Chris Beneteau offers some sound spiritual advice in this
article. Chris reflects on his recent moving experience and how
every day events offer all of us great opportunities to advance
in holiness. (Beneteau -10KB - 03.12)
Evangelization Without Saying A Word
Chris Beneteau writes how just showing up with your family at a
local McDonald's restaurant can be an effecitive means of
evangelization. Increasingly, those who practice an authentic
Catholicism are very conspicuous indeed. In Chris' case, all he
has to do is show his family in public and the contraceptionist
tongues start wagging. (Beneteau - 10KB - 03.11)
Creation:
God's Living Book
The culture of death is dying a slow, screeching death. As
bizarre as it may sound, we are dealing with a straw house which
is about to be blown away by the Catholic Church and the New
Civilization of Life. In this installment of Il Nuncio, we
are pleased to present a visually stimulating experience to our
visitors. Recent convert and amateur photographer, Daniel
Hopper, gives us a glimpse of God's glorious creation. In the
end, creation and hope will win out over destruction and
desolation. Click above to see why. (Hopper - 14KB - 03.10)
A Challenge to Canada's Bishops
The time for inaction is over. The Canadian hierarchy must act to
preserve the Catholic identity of the Church and save Canadian
society. With the accelerated advance of the culture of death,
the largely slow, lethargic and ineffective reaction of Canada's
bishops has been bitterly disappointing. It's time for the
bishops of the Catholic Church to stand up and show some real
courage. Click above to read our ideas on what the bishops need
to do to rescue Canadian civilization from moral and civil
anarchy. (Pacheco - 13KB - 03.10)
Ave Maria's Heavenly Returns
Faithful Catholics well know the importance in getting involved
in the political process to fight the culture of death. But this
is only one front in the battle that deserves attention. We need
to fight this battle on Wall Street and Bay Street too! Click
above to find out how you can help fight against the culture of
death while sticking it to the devil at the same time! (Pacheco -
15KB - 03.09)
A Defense of Christian Contemporary Music
Canadian Catholic Musician and Evangelist, David MacDonald,
gives a Traditionalist his opinion of Christian contemporary
music. Read about the Lord's call for David to use this medium to
evangelize our culture. As our Traditionalist found out,
Catholicism is about penetration and transformation, not
stagnation and immobilization. (MacDonald - 17KB - 03.08)
Hitting
it where it lies: The Catholic Approach to the Fairway
This interesting little article compares the game of golf to the
Catholic Faith. Staff apologist Chris Beneteau shows how to drain
that 18 footer by focusing on Catholic essentials. (Beneteau -
16KB -03.05)
Naturalness,
Secularity and Personal Apostolate
Anthony Schratz shows us how the Catholic layperson can have a
real impact on today's secular culture. Ironically, it is not by
being overtly "religious-looking", but rather by going
undercover and covertly undermining the preconceptions of
unbelievers. Instead of the trite and quick fix approach, the
Catholic way is to blend in and slowly infiltrate the culture and
bring it back to Christ. Seemingly benign, innocuous, and
innocent, this approach is the death blow to anti-religious
secularity. 007 eat your heart out. (Schratz - 53KB - 03.02)
Evangelism or Bust: A Response to Reflections On
Covenant And Mission
Last year, the Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and
Interreligious Affairs (BCEIA) of the United States Council of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a very controversial document
entitled Reflections on Covenant and Mission. In this
short commentary, John Pacheco reaffirms the necessity of
evangelizing all people, Jew or Gentile. (Pacheco - 25KB - 03.02)
How
An Anglican Grandmother Evangelized a Catholic Apologist
Sometimes Catholic apologists get evangelized without even
knowing it, and from the most unlikeliest of sources. (Pacheco -
13KB - 03.02)
Does the Bible condemn homosexuality?
Q&A on the bible and homsexual sex.
How do we deal with Episcopal scandals?
Q&A on how laypeople should react ot Episcopal Scandals.
What is the official duration of Lent?
Q&A on the duration of Lent.