The Alpha and the Omega
"At this time when we’re all weary of pandemic , a bit of Greek might offer an iota of consolation. " ...
19
Jan
08
Jan
From The Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle – A Review
Jesse Thistle's intense personal memoir prods readers to acknowledge how systemic poverty, addiction, homelessness and oppression ultimately affects us all. "...
07
Jan
17
Dec
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October, 7th, 2021
"When I was very young, after the evening supper, with dishes and food still on the table, my dad would kneel down and begin the rosary. My mum, sisters, and I followed suit kneeling and, leaning elbows on the seat of our chairs, answered each invocation with ‘holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.’ "...
08
Dec
Sister Divinia
"Listening to Sister Divinia’s talk about her life among the Indigenous made us witnesses to the planting of seeds of hope. She is a light in the darkness."...
01
Dec
Ministry of Dying and Illness
" . . the sick and the dying are not to be looked down upon or pitied or be the fulfillment of a need to be charitable, but to be rightfully respected as persons who minister to us through their illness and frailty. I term this the “Ministry of Dying and Illness.” ...
30
Nov
In the face of tragedy, how do we define solidarity with Haiti?
"In recent reports, the Jesuits of Haiti have developed a deep and bold analysis of the current Haitian crisis and raised the alarm with local and international stakeholders."...
26
Nov
The Gift
" I do not collect and write down my dreams, but I am conscious of them and log some of them mentally. "...
24
Nov
The Three Important “F’s” in My Life – Faith, Family, and Friends
Thoreau . . "wrote in his journal in 1853, ‘I wish to hear the silence of the night, for the silence is something positive and to be heard.’ "...
23
Nov
The Pandemic: Stirring our wounds and our longing for healing
"We have broken the vertical relationship of cooperation and have established a horizontal relationship of fraternity. "...