SpiritualityJune 01, 2020The Way of the Heart
"This is our poverty but also our grandeur: to plead for the consolation of God, who in his tenderness comes to wipe the tears from our eyes."
SpiritualityMay 30, 2020The Gift of the Spirit
"My wish for you, who may still be wondering about the Holy Spirit, is to let go and let God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, become more present in your life"
SpiritualityMay 22, 2020Do You See What I See: The Third Teresa
"Mother Teresa preached a similar message to Thérèse of Lisieux. “Not all of us can do great things,” she said. “But we can do small things with great love.”"
SpiritualityMay 20, 2020THE LOVING WELCOMING PARENT – OUR GOAL IN LIFE
"Whether the person seeking refuge is a genuine refugee according to the Geneva Convention or somebody fleeing poverty, do we not have a father-like responsibility to welcome that person in a loving embrace?"
SpiritualityMay 17, 2020An Abiding Presence: Gentleness and Reverence – Sixth Sunday of Easter 2020
"Careful listening and paying attention require energy and commitment from us. We know that kind of increased attentiveness as a form of prayer"
SpiritualityMay 08, 2020Jean de Brebeuf and Gabriel Lalemant – North American Jesuit Martyrs
"It is a basic human need to have heroes, people who inspire and are bigger than life. St. Jean de Brébeuf is one of those figures."
SpiritualityMay 03, 2020Psalm 23 – Fourth Sunday of Easter 2020
" Many storms confront us. COVID-19 is certainly such a storm. Can I truly believe that God is with me, as this Psalm promises?"
SpiritualityMay 02, 2020The Searching Heart
"God is not going to knock us over to get closer to us. We already have the freedom to invite Him into our lives or not."
SpiritualityApril 24, 2020Ramadan 2020
"Although Christians don't observe Ramadan, it's helpful for us to be aware of it and to have an informed appreciation of what our Muslim neighbours are experiencing"
SpiritualityApril 18, 2020Embracing Desire
"". . .“the wise attitude towards desire consists in accepting its four types: physiological, cultural, interpersonal, and divine. The point is not to oppose them to one another or to do away with the lower forms, but to respect their hierarchy. ""
SpiritualityApril 04, 2020Be Still
"I am invited to pray in the silence of my innermost being to a God who is a friend of silence. "
SpiritualityMarch 27, 2020Finding Encouragement During an Endemic
"For me, this mantra brings me to that consciousness and to a deep hope, faith and love in God who journeys with us through this time of suffering."
SpiritualityMarch 23, 2020Saint Oscar Romero – 40th Anniversary of Martyrdom
"Romero is an example of a bishop who has the smell of the sheep (the phrase coined by Francis) and who walks alongside his flock."
SpiritualityMarch 19, 2020Saint Joseph: The Righteous Man
"As we celebrate the life of a husband and foster father who remained faithful, let’s ponder the illustrations of faithful devotion and the righteous men and women we see all around us."
SpiritualityMarch 18, 2020Sometimes It Makes Me Tremble
" I’m not looking for signs of God’s presence, but that day in unexpected circumstances, I knew that I was a loved."
SpiritualityMarch 12, 2020“Do You See What I See?” – St. Teresa of Liseux : A Friendly Saint
“Do You See What I See.” is a new series. Contributors were invited to ask the question “Do You See What I See?” and apply it one of their favourite saints in a way that explains “why” this particular member of that great community is the one they return to time after time. Readers are encouraged t
SpiritualityMarch 06, 2020“Do You See What I See?” – St. Teresa of Avila: A Woman For All Ages
“Do You See What I See.” is a new series. Contributors were invited to ask the question “Do You See What I See?” and apply it one of their favourite saints in a way that explains “why” this particular member of that great community is the one they return to time after time. Readers are encouraged t
SpiritualityMarch 05, 2020Friendship with the Mother of God.
"For me, a stronger friendship with Mary gave birth to a closer relationship to Her Son Jesus in my heart and in my life. My friendship with the Mother of the Lord helps to make me a better person, and opens my heart wider to the promptings of the Holy Spirit."
SpiritualityMarch 04, 2020“Do You See What I See?” – St. Bernard of Clairvaux
“Do You See What I See.” is a new series. Contributors were invited to ask the question “Do You See What I See?” and apply it one of their favourite saints in a way that explains “why” this particular member of that great community is the one they return to time after time. Readers are encouraged t
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."