SpiritualityFebruary 23, 2020Niceness or Love? – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
"A discerned approach to life – even a simple reading of the Gospel – can be so challenging. Many of us would prefer that someone just tell us how to live."
SpiritualityFebruary 16, 2020“But I Say This To You” – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Magis "is about a resolute determination never to settle for less, and to see obstacles not as barriers but new opportunities."
SpiritualityFebruary 13, 2020Trinity
"We do not just commemorate the event of the Last Supper; we receive the bounty of that sacrifice whenever we seek it. Isn’t that amazing? Perhaps even “prodigal”?"
SpiritualityFebruary 06, 2020Saint Paul Miki and Companions
"The leaders had hoped the example of these deaths would frighten other Christians. Instead, it emboldened them. They grew stronger in the profession of their faith."
SpiritualityJanuary 27, 2020Ask a Priest – Cancer and Church
"Even in my suffering I was comforted because your promise gave me life." (Psalm 119:50)"
SpiritualityJanuary 26, 2020Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – The Incarnation
"Perhaps our reading of the Catholic press should be accompanied by reading the Acts of the Apostles"
SpiritualityJanuary 24, 2020My Brother in Christ
"Scripture states that Our Lord promised to provide us with a special family if we followed and believed in Him. Jerry Howarth has become my ‘brother in Christ’"
SpiritualityJanuary 23, 2020Does God Like Me?
"We struggle, and we suffer, and many of us find ourselves in situations which we simply cannot “solve."”
SpiritualityJanuary 22, 2020Ask a Priest – Is Mary the new Mediatrix?
"Another underlying interpretation from these reported apparitions seems to be: Pray to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for she is the new Mediatrix. "
SpiritualityJanuary 15, 2020Ask a Priest: Aren’t we all Saved by Faith Alone?
The priest answers questions about salvation thru faith alone.
SpiritualityJanuary 14, 2020Loving the Church
" What I realized over the following days was how much my instinctive love of Holy Mother Church is almost visceral. I have a reflex instinct to defend her"
SpiritualityJanuary 13, 2020Courage
Recently, Cardinal Czerny - along with other Jesuits - was asked to write about courage. His article is today's post.
SpiritualityJanuary 11, 2020Compassion
"I started to think about the Prodigal Son Parable. Of all of Jesus’ parables, this one has always spoken to me the most. Not because of the prodigal son, but rather the older son. The one who is resentful. The one who has obeyed his father throughout his life. Obeyed, not out of love; obeyed o
SpiritualityJanuary 10, 2020Time Has Come
Some thoughts from the General Synod of the Anglican Church on marriage equality.
SpiritualityJanuary 09, 2020Our Lady of the Way
"“Through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Way, I invoke God’s abundant blessings upon all the world’s migrants and refugees and upon all those who accompany them on their journey.” "
SpiritualityDecember 28, 2019Contemplating the Nativity Narrative as a Gay Catholic
"The first ten days went well until my spiritual director Father John Govan asked me to pray over the Nativity story in Luke"
SpiritualityDecember 09, 2019Advent: A Call for Just Relationships
"After centuries of harm done through domination, a deep transformation in the relationship had occurred through friendship and mutuality."
SpiritualityDecember 06, 2019Labyrinth Longing
I left myself open to God’s presence, not placing any high expectations on the outcome of walking the labyrinth. What helped once again, was reminding myself to, “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)."
SpiritualityDecember 02, 2019The Mountain of the Lord: A Place of Hope
"Together, in solidarity, we can bring hope as we stand with vulnerable people who CJI supports in some of the most conflicted and hard to reach places in our world."
SpiritualityNovember 26, 2019Autumn Memories
"It is with a heart full of gratitude that I share these words that remind me of the gift of faith I received over fifty years ago."
SpiritualityNovember 25, 2019BeIng Prepared for Battle
"We never know when we might have to face a small battle, nor how the enemy will use those we love to hurt our feelings. Let us always be prepared!
SpiritualityNovember 23, 2019What Christ the King Means to Me
"Jo-Anne Henderson is living with cancer in its last stages. She shares her reflections."
SpiritualityNovember 22, 2019Retirement?
"God will miss us if we go, and will chase after us like a lost sheep. It must be close to impossible to resist returning that love if one feels it. I can’t. I won’t even try. It’s too good to be true.."
SpiritualityNovember 21, 2019Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us
Mary's . . . ‘yes’ changed the whole world and began to fulfil the Will of God to restore all creation to its original purpose– to praise, reverence, and serve the Creator
SpiritualityNovember 16, 201930th Anniversary of the Salvador Martyrs.
"Martyrdom is the grace with which God seals and accepts a whole life of often ordinary, hidden commitment, service, and transforms it into the root meaning of the word “martyr”: - witness."
SpiritualityNovember 15, 2019My Friend Maple
" During these years many wonderful trees have befriended me in a way that is totally surprising to me. It was a tree that took the initiative in one of the early years."
SpiritualityNovember 06, 2019Our Teachers The Trees
"On one occasion I could hear the leaves and the wind whispering to each other and see the branches gently swaying to the wind’s rhythms. I seemed to hear the message; “Tell them to listen and let the Spirit move them”. "
SpiritualityNovember 04, 2019The Day of the Dead
"I believe there is a Scriptural foundation for the doctrine of Purgatory, and that it is found in the parable of the Prodigal, what Kenneth Bailey calls “The Parable of the Father and the Two Lost Sons.”"
SpiritualityOctober 25, 2019The Gathering
This refection from a Newfoundland minister deal with the opening section of the Anglican lliturgy - the gathering.
SpiritualityOctober 16, 2019A Woman Jesuit and the Mother of the Church in Canada
For Women's History Month, let’s look at two examples of strong women who were close to the Jesuits and who were active in the success of their mission.
SpiritualityOctober 10, 2019A New Day
"We do not get to relive yesterday, but we are given the opportunity to do a better job with today. That is our choice."
SpiritualityOctober 09, 2019Yom Kippur 2019
Today ". . . is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.”:
SpiritualityOctober 06, 2019A Heart of Stone – Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"Saint Paul reminds us today to rekindle the gift of God that is within you"
SpiritualityOctober 05, 2019Boldness and Freedom
A poem-prayer written during a recent eight day retreat.
SpiritualitySeptember 29, 2019105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees – Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
" . . . our response to the challenges posed by contemporary migration can be summed up in four verbs: welcome, protect, promote and integrate."
SpiritualitySeptember 26, 2019A Letter from Rome
A letter from the Canadian Cardinal-elect, Michael Czerny, SJ
SpiritualitySeptember 23, 2019“We’re All Falling” The Start of Autumn
"The endless opportunities of summer are gone and winter is on the horizon. Many people turn inward and become more reflective. That melancholic nature is evident in much poetry".
SpiritualitySeptember 16, 2019What Can we Do When Everything is Falling Apart?
"Prayer is one of the greatest antidotes against recurring problems. " Throughout his life, Jesus continually told the people: ”Do not be afraid. Do not be anxious. Do not be worried. I bring you tidings of great joy”. "
SpiritualitySeptember 09, 2019The Pope versus the Sourpuss
"These are intimate affairs where the Pope speaks without the intervention of diplomatic and theological experts. So what comes through is a sense of his genuine, unvarnished thinking and pastoral attitude."
SpiritualitySeptember 04, 2019A Knight and A Bishop
"Bishop LaRocque said that I had some opposition but he believed I was inspired by Our Lady and the Holy Spirit. He encouraged me to remain steadfast and continue with our plans. His confidence helped our committee to forge ahead."