Christian Culture and the Form of Human Existence

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, April 11th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Christian Culture and the Form of Human Existence by Antonio López from Dignitatis Humanae and the Rediscovery of Religious Freedom Communio Summer-Fall 2013 Edition (Volume 40.2-3).

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Dignitatis humanae

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, March 14th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing the Declaration on Religious Freedom – Dignitatis humanae from the Second Vatican Council in preparation for studying articles in the Summer-Fall 2013 Edition. It is available here from the Vatican Web site.

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The Joy of the Gospel

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, February 14th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Evangelii Gaudium: A Personal Response” by our very own Dcn. Charles Fernandes. It is available here from our Web site. Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation The Joy of the Gospel (i.e.Evangelii Gaudium) can be downloaded from the Vatican Website here.

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Hymns by St. Thomas Aquinas – Gallery

This event in honour of St. Thomas Aquinas took place at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kitchener, Ontario on January 24, 2014. The program sung by the Cantualis Chant Choir consisted of (1) Pange lingua, (2) Sacris solemniis, (3) Verbum supernum prodiens and (4) Lauda Sion Sequence and (5) Adoro te devote. The hymns were introduced by David Hall, choir director. Commentary from Aquinas At Prayer by Paul Murray OP was read by Rev. Mark Morley. The English translation of Adoro te devote by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ was read by Seán O’Seasnain. Continue reading

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Hymns by St. Thomas Aquinas

In honour of the upcoming Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, and to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Communio Circle of the Diocese of Hamilton and the Cantualis Chant Choir present an evening of hymns composedby St. Thomas for the Feast of Corpus Christi along with commentaries taken from Aquinas At Prayer by Paul Murray, OP, on Friday, January 24th at 7:00pm in Blessed Sacrament Church, 305 Laurentian Drive, Kitchener, Ontario. Refreshments to follow in the music room. The following notes on the founding of Cantualis and its activities were provided by David Hall: Continue reading

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Evangelii Gaudium: A Personal Response

“I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ.” (#3) “Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization. Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus: … we are always ‘missionary disciples’. So what are we waiting for?” (#120) “I am a mission on this earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world. We are to regard ourselves as sealed, even branded, by this mission of bringing light, blessing, enlivening, raising up, healing and freeing.” (#273) Continue reading

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The Sacraments as Actions of the Mystical Body

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, January 10th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing David W. Fagerberg’s “The Sacraments as Actions of the Mystical Body” from the Winter 2012 edition of Communio: Liturgy and Culture (Volume 39.4).

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Becoming Catholic: John Henry Newman

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, December 13th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Oliver de Berranger’s “Becoming Catholic: John Henry Newman” from the Spring 2013 edition of Communio: Catholicity and Education (Volume 40.1).

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The Courage to Educate

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, November 8th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Robert Spaemann’s “The Courage to Educate” from the Spring 2013 edition of Communio: Catholicity and Education (Volume 40.1).

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Athens – Jersualem – Rome

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, October 11th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Rémi Brague’s “Athens – Jersualem – Rome” from the Spring 2013 edition of Communio: Catholicity and Education (Volume 40.1).

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