Devotion to Mary: An Unsafe Path?
"The path is not safe, but, surprisingly, it is leading me to discover that Jesus actually wants me to be happy." Reposted from The Jesuit Post with permission....
01
Jan
18
Dec
Respecting Diversity
" . . . every human being is created in the image and likeness of the Creator. Honouring this divine image in the very being of every person is the foundation of genuine social justice. "...
16
Dec
A Pilgrimage with the Good Shepherd
Jesuit Volunteers Canada - a journey to discover myself and the world....
13
Dec
Before I Begin – A Morning Prayer in the Style of Matthew.
"This text was inspired more than constructed. Guided by the impression Matthew Czerny made on his many friends as well as within his family,,his father wrote this prayer after Matthew’s death in a climbing accident at the age of 22 in September 1995."...
11
Dec
2017 National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Canada
2017 is the 8th year to mark The National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous People. This year we are asked to pray for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls....
09
Dec
The 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
"A few weeks ago, at Notre Dame Cathedral, Eastern Synod Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse and I took part in a service commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We were joined by Catholics and Lutheran adherents and others from a variety of Christian denominations." ...
04
Dec
The Art of Confession
The author talks about her experience going to confession in Paris. "The thing I love about confession is it’s all about me! Or is it?"...
01
Dec
Eternity
"Daybreak over our backyard always amazes me. Sunny or cloudy, the sky looks like it goes on forever, into eternity. According to the Google Dictionary, “eternity” means infinite or unending time; the theological definition is endless life after death."...
27
Nov
Great are The Works of The Lord (Psalm 111)
"When we are faced with such grandeur, whether it is our universe or life’s DNA, it is hard to deny some higher power behind all of these"...
20
Nov
The Gifts and The Calling of God are Irrevocable.
"Paul says that Israel has stumbled (see the footnote to this word in The Jewish Annotated New Testament) in not trusting or believing that Jesus is the fulfilment of God’s promise to her, and so has failed in her mission to the nations."...