Flying and “Contemplatio ad Amorem.”
"The crowning meditation of The Spiritual Exercises is the contemplation to achieve divine love. But, what has it got to do with flying a small airplane? For me - lots."...
25
Feb
23
Feb
On Vocation
"may the grace of vocation well up in our land, characterized by an increase in listening and following, by hearts that are open and unafraid."...
20
Feb
15
Feb
Looking Back: The Relic of St. Francis Xavier in Canada
"For five weeks in Canada we have experienced hands reaching out in faith to touch the Major Relic of St. Francis Xavier, drawing people from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. Many came for personal reasons, hoping for a miracle, hoping for encouragement"...
10
Feb
“Unclean, unclean” – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"I had the privilege of working with lepers and tuberculosis patients at Jesu Ashram, in Matigara, India (in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal). This was for a few months in the early nineties, when I was in the Jesuit stage of formation known as tertianship."...
09
Feb
Lapsed Christians
"The Pope's prayer intention for July 2017 was: That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life."...
03
Feb
The Intensity of Jesus – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"In the commentary on today’s readings in Living with Christ, Marilyn Sweet stresses that today’s Gospel excerpt from Mark reveals the “intensity and urgency of Jesus”. She looks at his feverish activity in one day."...
02
Feb
A New Altar
"From the earliest days of the Church, the altar has been at the centre of Christian acts of thanksgiving. Our altar reflects the incomparable beauty of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ, who offered the perfect sacrifice for our salvation on the Altar of the Cross. "...
30
Jan
The Advent of Liberty
Four women - a Gypsy, a Jew, a Muslim, a Catholic - brought gifts to the author this season....
28
Jan
Forgiveness
"If you spend enough time on the Internet, you’d think Canada has become a nation of scolds. Cloaked in anonymity, our scolds span the spectrum of peevish, holier-than-thou thought. On one end are the politically correct scolds. They come with a complete set of attitudes that can’t be challenged. They are most numerous in the university habitat, where they can be found looking to take offense."...