Edifying Ministry in Midland
"To sit outside dressed in clerical attire is an invitation to conversation with visitors, many of them of a spiritual nature. "...
12
Aug
24
Jul
Spring Canticle
A spring day at the English Garden in Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, inspired this canticle from the poet/...
03
Jun
The Abiding Presence of God – Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
"Cardinal Nguyen was simply trying to be a Christian in a Communist country in the twentieth century."...
27
May
Trinity Sunday -The Gift of Freedom
"Whenever I am asked what I am most grateful for as a Jesuit and a priest, I immediately reflect on the freedom that I sometimes have the privilege of seeing in others through my ministry. "...
21
May
Victoria Day and Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
“Mary is the mother of the members of Christ, because with charity she cooperated in the rebirth of the faithful into the Church.”...
20
May
Pentecost: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
At the time of our Confirmation, we hear reference to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. This is a traditional list that comes from the early church. The seven are good to reflect on from time to time....
16
May
Ramadan 2018
"Ramadan is a required observance for most Muslims, taking believers on a path to righteousness."...
14
May
40 Days in the Digital Wilderness: A (very late) Lenten Journal
This post is longer than our usual posts. Lent and Easter are both long gone. Yet one person's experience of a social media fast is important and worth reading. Reposted with permission from Neo(un)Orthodoxy....
10
May
Ignatius and the Ascension
"The Ascension does not mark the end of Jesus’ relationship with the church but the beginning of a new way of his relating to the world through the church."...
28
Apr
The Easter Mystery
"Easter is a time to celebrate God’s love for us, a love that He definitively proves in the death and resurrection of His Son. We mediate that love to each other in our family. God calls us to reflect it to the world."...