04
Dec
03
Dec
Getting Ready to Celebrate
"Soon, a joyful feast will mark the reality that heaven came to earth that first Christmas. Until then, some traditional practices can help you get ready to celebrate."...
02
Dec
Advent and the Fear of the Lord: 1st Sunday of Advent
"Advent’s wakefulness is not mere a movement in our hearts. It must make us alert to all that is happening around us. "...
01
Dec
Audrey Parker – Before Her Time
"When Canada legalized euthanasia for exceptional circumstances, Parliament established safeguards. We now see an increasing call for the extension of cases eligible for euthanasia and the de facto removal of safeguards."...
30
Nov
Prayer to St. Michael
"The Holy Father asked the faithful of the entire world to pray that the Holy Mother of God place the Church beneath her protective mantle. We are to implore her to preserve the Church from attacks by the devil, “the great accuser.” "...
29
Nov
Summer Travels
"Even though my body stayed on the prairies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, I spent much of my summer in Quebec, visiting Montreal and Quebec City, remote parts north along the shore of the St Lawrence, but mostly a small village absolutely off the grid . . ."...
28
Nov
Bridging Borders – Acting in Love Rooted in Justice
"Our Bridging Borders campaign seeks to raise awareness (open eyes and hearts) and invite a response of action rooted in love that seeks to bring about structural change for the common good."...
27
Nov
Magnificat
Magnificat was written - and is posted here - in both English and French at the end of an eight day Ignation retreat....
26
Nov
Confessions of a Millennial Gay Catholic: That Gold Chain Around My Neck – Why I Wear a Crucifix around my Neck
" It is not easy to wear a crucifix, especially for a millennial like myself. I am not ashamed to be Catholic; I think Catholicism is very compatible with my secular beliefs and has shaped my life and beliefs equally."...
25
Nov
Christ The King
"The contemplation on Christ the King is a wonderful exercise which makes abundant use of the imagination in inviting us to pray with our dreams to do great things in the name of God."...