Making Time for Prayer Matter
" We fail to remember that prayer is having a conversation with God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. We can pray anytime and as often as we like."...
13
Nov
12
Nov
The Story of My Brother’s Death
Bishop Dowd of Montreal shares the story of the death of his younger brother, Chris....
09
Nov
Thoughts During Covid 19
Thomas Hardy's Darkling Thrush with its "blessed hope" offers what is needed at this time....
06
Nov
Never Alone
"During my stay in hospital and since I have been back home, not once have I felt left alone as I knew the Lord was with me and had been all along."...
25
Oct
Love of God, Love of Neighbour: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"We need to find our own patterns for showing our love for God. There are as many forms of prayer as there are individuals. My interior life must be mine, not yours."...
16
Oct
Cardinal Czerny on Fratelli Tutti: “A Warning and A Call to Hope”
?Pope Francis has published a new thoughtful document - a letter addressed to all faithful and even to all men and women of good faith - on human fraternity. We asked one of his close collaborators, Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, to tell us about the meaning of this major document"....
14
Oct
Remembering November’s New Normal
"How can a pandemic NOT bring out a fear that is re-awakened by fresh recurrences and continuing confusions and failures."...
11
Oct
The Marriage Feast – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"God’s invitation to the messianic banquet is for all of us, whether or not we have the proper garment, and whether or not we are free from sin and imperfection. "...
07
Oct
When Bishops Meet: A Review
"What is especially striking about Vatican II was Pope John’s “cordial invitation to the faithful of the separated communities to participate with us in this quest for unity and grace” (p 161), who were urged to send observers. During the council, between fifty and a hundred observers were present from the Orthodox and Protestant churches."jensen...
03
Oct
Saint Junipero Serra
"“I arrived with nothing. I leave you with nothing, but I leave you with a great treasure, the faith.”"...