SeasonsJuly 14, 2019A Good Samaritan – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"People who witness a crime or dangerous situation and jump in to rescue someone in danger are generally referred to as Good Samaritans. How often have you read of someone who rushes into a burning house or a fast-moving river, hoping to rescue someone in need?"
SeasonsJuly 11, 2019Born Again
Sorrow t urns to joy as the poet reflects on that first Easter morning.
SeasonsJuly 09, 2019Easter Triduum
On this second day of igNation's poetry week, the poe t takes us back to the start of the Easter Triduum.
SeasonsJuly 07, 2019Walk in a Relaxed – and Light – Manner: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"There are many advantages to walking in relaxation, lightness and peace through our days and upon the earth. But that is not easy. How do we get to that place of peace and freedom?"
SeasonsJuly 01, 2019Canada Day – 2019
“Eternal God, whose reign extends from sea to sea, and whose care endures throughout the ages, hear our prayers for our country: grant wisdom to those who govern it and respect for human life and dignity to every citizen, so that justice may flourish and all peoples live in unity and in peace.”
SeasonsJune 21, 2019Beginning of Summer
"The great novelist Henry James said of summer, "Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.""
SeasonsJune 16, 2019A Father’s Impact – Father’s Day 2019
"As we celebrate Father's Day, let's be grateful for all of our fathers and for those who've filled in for them."
SeasonsJune 09, 2019The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Fear of the Lord – Pentecost 2019
"St. Thomas Aquinas writes of this as a fear of separating oneself from God. He describes the gift as a “filial fear,” like a child’s fear of offending a parent. "
SeasonsJune 02, 2019Ascension and the Inner Life – World Communications Day 2019
"Let me offer three ways in which we can live our lives as if we share in the inner life of God here on earth."
SeasonsMay 24, 2019“I’m dreaming of a white”… Easter?
"At Jesus’ birth peace and glory were proclaimed as a future promise. In the week of Passion tide we celebrate their reality that only come through Jesus’ cross."
SeasonsMay 05, 2019Saint Peter and Decisions – Third Sunday of Easter
"Ignatius speaks of three times for making a good decision. The first time is “an occasion when God our Lord moves and attracts the will in such a way that a devout person, without doubting … carries out what was proposed"
SeasonsApril 29, 2019Easter Message – 2019
"“Christ is alive and He wants you to be alive! He is in you, He is with you and He never abandons you. "
SeasonsApril 28, 2019FOMO or Doubt? – Second Sunday of Easter- 2019
"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 23, 2019Easter: a day or two later
Th theme the poet chose for today's poetry Tuesday is RISEN.
SeasonsApril 21, 2019Easter Sunday 2019
"The ministry of consolation occurs when we release people from their fears, when we bring them peace, when we evangelize, when we help them to recognize Christ, and when we give them hope."
SeasonsApril 20, 2019A Great Silence on Earth: Holy Saturday
"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 19, 2019Watch and Pray – Good Friday 2019
"You know immediately that you have walked onto sacred ground and that there is a sense of peace and the nearness of God. No one has to say anything. It’s okay to just sit in silence."
SeasonsApril 18, 2019Holy Thursday and Humility
"Holy Thursday is a celebration of turning those ordinary forms of service, hospitality and availability into a way to imitate Christ. "
SeasonsApril 16, 2019Holy Tuesday
As we enter into this Holy Week, the poet looks at the Tuesday of this sacred time.
SeasonsApril 15, 2019Reflection on Palm Sunday
" Jesus example on Palm Sunday reminds us that the crowd is fickle. One day they wave banners in your honor, the next day they can reject us."
SeasonsApril 14, 2019Our Entry into a Sacred Journey – Palm Sunday 2019
"There is a timeless character to the Paschal Mystery, the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus. As we pray with it, we can't help but see parallels in our own life and in the life of the world."
SeasonsApril 13, 2019The Triumph of New Life Over Death
"uust as Jesus rose to a new life after his death, so shall we. This promise to us of a new life is why Easter is the best “Good News” in our life."
SeasonsApril 12, 2019“Our Anomalous Vision”
"This Lent, I find myself shifting from the question in that shepherd’s carol, “Do you hear what I hear?” to a more penitential question: “Can I really see what others can?""
SeasonsApril 11, 2019The Christian Practices of Lent
"Please join me on this journey to Easter and the renewal of your inner self. Together, let us grow in love of Christ, who is everything to us"
SeasonsApril 10, 2019The Lenten Journey
"Hopefully our Lenten journey will be a time to choose more deeply and consistently our belovedness."
SeasonsApril 08, 2019Lent is a Time to Savour
"The barren fig tree, the repentant son, and the forlorn woman are each a sign to encourage us in our Lenten pilgrimage. Each stands as a beacon pointing the way to Jesus and through him to the Father."
SeasonsApril 06, 2019Thinking of Lent in Black and White
"To watch a film in black and white, without 3-D glasses, and with no chest-thumping surround sound, is to slow down, breathe deeply, and immerse yourself in another sense of time. Cinematic Lent."
SeasonsApril 04, 2019For Me Lent is creating Opportunities
" Lent for me is not a time for mourning over sins, but trying to realize more fully that they are forgiven, and that forgiveness motivates me to do better"
- SeasonsApril 03, 2019
What is Lent?
"However, the most significant use of forty in this particular situation is the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness before he embarked on his public ministry."
SeasonsApril 01, 2019This Joyful Season of Lent
"There are so many people and even whole countries that are experience desperate poverty with children and other vulnerable people by the thousands even millions dying each day. It is shamefully little for me to experience a bit of hunger from time to time. "
SeasonsMarch 31, 2019The Prodigal – Fourth Sunday of Lent
"The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming describes a spiritual journey taken by Nouwen that began when he viewed a reproduction and then spent a long time contemplating the original of Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son."
SeasonsMarch 27, 2019For Me, Lent is . . . (2)
"before the triumph of new life at Easter, we learn a great lesson on the first day of Lent from the ceremony of Ash Wednesday ie) we will all die, but then we will all live a new life. "
SeasonsMarch 24, 2019Holy Ground, Sacred Ground. Third Sunday of Lent 2019
"As I look back on significant points in my life, I usually associate them with sacred ground, whether figurative or literal. Those places become icons for the important moments in my life. I cannot always go back to them, but they are always with me."
SeasonsMarch 20, 2019Words for Lent from the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"How do we build up treasure in our hearts? We recognize our sins and turn away from them. We put on the mind of Jesus. We cling to the divine life Jesus gave us at our baptism. We put our faith in Jesus’ promise of resurrection and strive to be sinless."
SeasonsMarch 18, 2019Doing More with Less
"Each of us can readily admit, we have been tempted, making less of ourselves. So, to what is the Good Spirit calling me/us, to make right again, to restore order with what has become disordered, and to give genuinely more by having less, so that others, in some cases, may simply have?"
SeasonsMarch 17, 2019The Transfiguration: Second Sunday of Lent
"Peak experiences don't have to be profound moments of prayer. They don't even have to be confined to religious experiences. It's just a felt sense that all is right with my world and that God hasn't abandoned me."
SeasonsMarch 16, 2019My First Lent
"There are always negative habits to be given up during Lent, but so much to be gained as I walk through life with Jesus and my companions, enjoying life with both!"
SeasonsMarch 15, 2019Lent – a Time for Reflection
"It now makes much sense to me how all of us, disciples of Jesus, trying to live the light/life we received at baptism, have a direct effect on those around us through our striving to be sinless."
SeasonsMarch 14, 2019Success, Failure and The Lenten Journey
"Our attempt to build more virtue, or fight against vice, may then meet with success or failure. We can however be rest assured, that Christ will have the final say over our lives, and in the end, everything will work out for the good for those who continue to love him (Romans 8:28). "