". . . the attraction of Christ makes possible an openness that would be impossible without him. We know, of course, that a disarming child comes into our lives with Christmas."...
"Soon we will be celebrating the true gift of Christmas – joy - as we welcome the birth of the infant child. " But what does "joy" mean?...
"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."...
"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.” "...
"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."...
Magnificat was written - and is posted here - in both English and French at the end of an eight day Ignation retreat....
"we realized that when we focused on Jesus instead of on concerns about the Church, and when we spoke and listened to each other in welcoming and non-judgmental ways, then we experienced communion, energy and hope."...
"The Jesuit missionary map tends to run east and west and not toward what was once known as the Apostolic Prefecture of the North Pole, . . . Post-Viking Lutheran Iceland was not exactly friendly inter-faith territory."...
"When I read the three temptations of Christ in the desert I was struck by the uncanny resemblance of those temptations to Ignatius’ wisdom in the Exercises. "...
"Perhaps the invitation from Jesus to stay alert and awake can benefit from logging behaviour."...
