SeasonsAugust 30, 2020A burning fire shut up in my bones … . Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
"His image of a burning fire refers directly to the Old Testament notion of Yahweh as a consuming fire. "
SeasonsAugust 23, 2020Who do you say I am? – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Peter never fully moves beyond his weakness, fear and sinfulness. He is called to a particular role, precisely in his imperfection."
SeasonsAugust 09, 2020The Sound of a Gentle Breeze – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"It is because God’s voice can be so silent and gentle that we need to be discerning"
SeasonsJuly 01, 2020Canada Day 2020
"Even as we continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic and racism, let’s pause to be grateful today."
SeasonsJune 21, 2020Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Father’s Day 2020
"No video conference or chat through a window quite allows us to truly show the affection we want to on this day."
SeasonsJune 14, 2020Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2020
""Each day in reciting the words of consecration, I confirmed with all my heart and soul a new pact, an eternal pact between Jesus and me through his blood mixed with mine. Those were the most beautiful Masses of my life!""
SeasonsJune 13, 2020Water Mixed with Vinegar
"I was touched by his creativity, and amazed with his virtual – and yet truly concrete – participation in the Holy Week’s highlights during this confinement due to Covid-19."
SeasonsJune 07, 2020Dances and Kisses: Most Holy Trinity 2020
"One way of measuring that is by looking to see if my relationship with God has made a difference in my life. Am I more compassionate than I used to be? Am I loving and forgiving?"
SeasonsJune 02, 2020Pentecost 2020
For the feast of Pentecost, the poet writes of the dancing at the Pentecostal Pary.
SeasonsMay 31, 2020Pentecost and the Gift of Knowledge
"He is teaching us to have a proper relationship to material goods. Ignatius says that we should strive to make use of things if they help us to get closer to God and get rid of things if they prove a hindrance in our journey to God."
SeasonsMay 25, 2020On Being Trapped
"With all this isolation, quarantine, physical distancing, we are all experiencing some confinement and insulation. At least, that is my feeling. Whether at home or in the parish, I sense somehow that I am trapped."
SeasonsApril 26, 2020Will our hearts be able to burn within again? – Third Sunday of Easter 2020
"Psalm 16 today reminds us, You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore."
SeasonsApril 23, 2020Spring Magic
"Let us add a prayer of thanksgiving this spring for farmers who collaborate with God to provide us with the nourishment we require to continue our journey through life."
SeasonsUncategorisedApril 19, 2020Doubting Thomas – Second Sunday of Easter
"FOMO is the fear of not being included. It is fear that others are having a better time – whether experiencing the Risen Lord or attending a party."
SeasonsApril 14, 2020Easter Tuesday 2020
The poet muses on what life can be like for us post- Resurrection.
SeasonsApril 12, 2020Christ is Risen – Easter Sunday 2020
"It’s important to let the Resurrection’s grace do what it did for the disciples heading to Emmaus: Let it set our hearts on fire! Even if just for this day, let’s name some signs of hope in our world and in our hearts."
SeasonsApril 11, 2020A Great Silence on Earth – Holy Saturday 2020
"Churches that celebrate Holy Saturday traditionally do so by observing a day of somber reflection as they contemplate the world of darkness that would exist without the hope of Christ’s resurrection. "
SeasonsApril 10, 2020Good Friday 2020 – The Gift of Simple Presence on Good Friday
"The Passion of Christ is being lived out by millions of people throughout the world. Let's keep them in mind as we contemplate the players in John's account of the Passion of Jesus Christ."
SeasonsApril 09, 2020Holy Thursday and Passover 2020 in The Age of COVID – 19
"Holy Thursday is a celebration of service, service to one another that sometimes takes humble forms."
SeasonsApril 05, 2020Palm Sunday 2020: Praying Just as if I were There
"There are plenty of moments and experiences of suffering, death and transformation in our lives. Allow yourself to bring all of this to prayer this week. "
SeasonsMarch 29, 2020” You Shall Live . . . ” – Fifth Sunday of Lent 2020
"Jesus’ lordship over death does not prevent him from showing sincere compassion over the pain of this separation. It is in this account that we get the famous line: Jesus wept"
SeasonsMarch 22, 2020The Man Born Blind – Fourth Sunday of Lent
"Jesus is speaking in the same way that St. Paul does about weakness and strength. It’s when I am weak that I am strong."
SeasonsMarch 15, 2020For what Do I Thirst? – Third Sunday of Lent 2020
"God’s grace comes most powerfully to us when we know our need, our thirst. "
SeasonsMarch 14, 2020Dial 1-1-1 for Lent
" . . many times we either take on too much or too little for Lent, and we often lose focus part way through. " What to do?
SeasonsMarch 13, 2020The Desert
"He himself is to become the reconciler of nature with the supernatural. He himself, as both man and God, is their bridge. He is the knitting back together both Creation and Creator."
- SeasonsMarch 10, 2020
Helpful Hints
With the start of Lent, the poet reflects on the various possibilities that are present for us.
SeasonsMarch 08, 2020Peak Experiences – Second Sunday of Lent 2020
"The grace of those transformative moments has the potential to give us power when we most need it. They lift us out of self-pity or complacency."
SeasonsMarch 02, 2020The Greenhouse.
"So let’s consider prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as the three tools in our greenhouse, and ask ourselves how we are using them today."
SeasonsMarch 01, 2020Listening in the Desert – 1st Sunday of Lent 2020
"His deeply personal encounter with the power of evil and the attraction of temptation culminated in a choice for God and a deeper sense of his vision."
SeasonsFebruary 29, 2020Living Lent to the Fullest
"Lent is the time to ‘give up’ making excuses. The time to stop saying ‘No I can’t do it!’"
SeasonsFebruary 26, 2020Ash Wednesday 2020
"“We must live this life now. Death changes nothing. If we do not learn to enjoy God now we never will. If we do not learn to praise Him and rejoice in Him now, we never will.”"
SeasonsFebruary 25, 2020Shrove Tuesday 2020
"During the week before Lent, sometimes called Shrovetide in English, Christians were expected to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season of turning to God."
SeasonsFebruary 02, 2020Presentation of the Lord – Candlemas 2020
"Simeon refers to Jesus as the light to the Gentiles and it is traditionally on this day that beeswax candles are blessed for use at home."
SeasonsJanuary 19, 2020Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – The Messiah
"Our belief is that the messianic prophecies in the Old Testament were fulfilled in the ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth."
SeasonsJanuary 12, 2020Baptism of the Lord 2020
"Baptism is a major life event. It opens us up to a changed way of engaging with the world, a way that is marked by life in Christ."
SeasonsJanuary 08, 2020Mary, Did you Know?
As we end the 2019 Christmas season, a modern Christmas song invites controversy.
SeasonsJanuary 06, 2020The Journey of the Magi
T.S. Eliot's famous poem marks the Feast of the Epiphany.
SeasonsJanuary 05, 2020Epiphany of the Lord 2020 – What Gift Will I Bring to Bethlehem?
"“We have seen the Christ …and like the wise ones of old we can no longer go home by the familiar route. A new way is ours today.”"