Daily LifeJanuary 19, 2022The Alpha and the Omega
"At this time when we’re all weary of pandemic , a bit of Greek might offer an iota of consolation. "
Daily LifeJanuary 08, 2022From 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. "
Daily LifeJanuary 07, 2022Eve’s Apples
"When Marjorie began committing her crime, she was almost a grandmother."
Daily LifeDecember 17, 2021Feast 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
Daily LifeDecember 08, 2021Sister 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."
Daily LifeDecember 01, 2021Ministry 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.”
Daily LifeNovember 30, 2021In 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."
Daily LifeNovember 26, 2021The Gift
" I do not collect and write down my dreams, but I am conscious of them and log some of them mentally. "
Daily LifeNovember 24, 2021The 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.’ "
Daily LifeNovember 23, 2021The 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. "
Daily LifeNovember 19, 2021Thanksgiving 2021 and Gratitude
"“I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever."
Daily LifeNovember 17, 2021The Colour Orange Has New Meaning
"Now we wear orange as a sign that our Canada includes Indigenous nations as equal and founding members of our country. "
Daily LifeNovember 16, 2021“Solidarity in a COVID-19 world”
"I am not even sure the publication of the story changed the lives of the fishing community. But I learned to listen, to educate myself. I discovered the power of amplifying the voices of others."
Daily LifeNovember 15, 2021If Only
The what ifs in our lives if dwelt on can lead to lives of negativity or to lessons of luminous thoughts.
Daily LifeNovember 12, 2021Lost and Found! (revised)
The most amazing things can be uncovered after 25 years!
Daily LifeNovember 09, 2021Shades
"The group was fluid as were the discussions: never mandated, always challenging, mostly respectful."
Daily LifeNovember 08, 2021Three Roberts Agree
"Rather, what irritated the Church was Galileo’s excursion into metaphysics: his insistence on the superiority of what he called primary substances, which can be described mathematically, over un-mathematical secondary substances."
Daily LifeUncategorisedNovember 06, 2021Prayer of a Refugee
Consider what might be the prayer of a refugee and then decide what to do in answer to that prayer.
Daily LifeNovember 05, 2021Autumn
"A number of years ago however I made a conscious choice to welcome winter as a friend that challenges me to stand tall and be strong. Surprisingly this choice has helped me love both seasons."
Daily LifeNovember 04, 2021A Green Burial
"God only requires an open heart that has tried to love tenderly. "
Daily LifeOctober 28, 2021Ready
Are we ever ready? Something to contemplate as we shortly begin a month dedicated to All Souls.
Daily LifeOctober 25, 2021Moving from G to G
Henri Nouwen is so right when he says, “Gratitude flows from the recognition that who we are and what we have are gifts to be received and shared.”
Daily LifeOctober 24, 2021A Faithful Remnant
This Sunday is also acknowledged as World Mission Sunday by the Church. The day is meant to encourage a missionary spirit in all of us.
Daily LifeOctober 21, 2021The Native Returns Home
Early 1978 found me teaching a vocational course in basic electric wiring – a joy to teach despite my limited language skills. I’ve continued high school teaching, while filling in Jesuit administrative posts.
Daily LifeOctober 15, 2021Sister Mary Edward Was Right!
Healing is always a team effort; it takes a team of colleagues, with the adaptation of the holistic approach of Christ, to heal someone."
Daily LifeOctober 14, 2021STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND – CANADA: A COLONIAL-SETTLER STATE
"Here I could live with people who, like Palestinian refugees, had been displaced from their ancient homes, and who, like the Palestinians, felt not that the land belonged to them but that they belonged to the land."
Daily LifeOctober 13, 2021Finding God in the Climate Crisis
What is God teaching us in the climate crisis?
Daily LifeOctober 11, 2021Where Do Fit? Thanksgiving 2021
Why can't I just be better at being more grateful to God, not to mention to those around me?
Daily LifeOctober 08, 2021Lest We Retain
What to do with the gifts that the Creator has given us? We simply say - suscipe - take Lord, receive . . .
Daily LifeOctober 07, 2021What I’m thankful for . . .
A Thanksgiving Day draws near, some of our writers share what they are thankful for .. .
Daily LifeOctober 05, 2021Memories of Rabbi Reuven Bulka
"May these recollections and those of many others ensure that the memory of this man of God remain a blessing to all who knew of him or had the pleasure of meeting him."
Daily LifeOctober 04, 2021Resistance to Apologies
"Well, when Jesus was commanding the faithful to leave their gift at the altar if they remember that a brother or sister has something against them, and go be reconciled to them, He said this without any conditions."
Daily LifeOctober 02, 2021Where is God?”
". . . has any good come out of God’s living among us when babies are being murdered in God’s name? Would my view change if I went to another church?"
Daily LifeSeptember 30, 2021National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2021 – Wearing Orange
“We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential school
Daily LifeSeptember 28, 2021An Unexpected Encounter
" . . .a silent, stone statue seemed to breathe new life into me."
Daily LifeSeptember 27, 2021How to Find Hope in an Unknown Future
"God created a world in which we experience not only pain and suffering but also love, courage, faith, loyalty, compassion and hope."
Daily LifeSeptember 26, 2021Who is Entitled to Speak the Message of the Lord? – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"World Day of Migrants and Refugees. We have posted on this theme many times. Alas! The urgency of the plight of those looking for a safe home intensifies with each new political and ecological crisis.
Daily LifeSeptember 23, 2021What a Piece of Work is Man
"Human beings did not just evolve from random fish into primates with self reflection ability. We are the product of divine intelligence"
Daily LifeSeptember 18, 2021Catholic and Quasi-Catholic Podcasts Worth Listening to
"I like podcasts. They are a good way to distract you when you’re doing the dishes or at the gym or just needing something to entertain you on your drive. The problem is finding the right podcast."
Daily LifeSeptember 16, 2021For The Birds
"“What if we stopped busying ourselves by organizing nature to just exist with each other?” My comrade asked wistfully one morning. John Lennon’s fine song came to mind; “Let it be.”
Daily LifeSeptember 14, 2021A Guaranteed Liveable Income Plan
"A Guaranteed Liveable Income plan would make it possible for more Canadians to get job training, education, participate more fully in their communities and have resources made available to them which would facilitate a more dignified life rather than one which is stigmatized."
Daily LifeSeptember 13, 2021Following Your Moral Compass
"“Fine,” I replied, “be the most ethical atheist you can be.” I think he was trying to “get off the hook thinking only religious folks have to be ethical. Not so, morality and ethics apply to everyone."
Daily LifeSeptember 12, 2021“But who do you say that I am?” –23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
"’ve read numerous pieces in recent years, written by women and men who are asking the question, can I remain in the church, in spite of all that has been exposed?"
Daily LifeSeptember 11, 20219/11 – 20th Anniversary
" . . . we have seen that the real enemy is not a Muslim jihadist with a paper-cutter, on an aircraft, but the world that we have crafted ourselves."
Daily LifeSeptember 10, 2021Confessions of a Millennial, Gay Catholic: The CDF Dubium
:he message that needs to and must stick with us is simple: love one another. If we could manage to work toward fulfilling this commandment, then maybe, just maybe, we might have some hope of a better world."
Daily LifeSeptember 04, 2021Desire
How often do we desire to be someone/something other than what we are?
Daily LifeSeptember 03, 2021Talking With Francky
"When I’m sometimes automatically being judgmental, or nursing old resentments about past hurts, I think “that’s my ego, that’s the other standard.” "
Daily LifeSeptember 01, 2021Not a ‘birder’
"(It was believed the pelican pierced its own breast to feed its young with its blood.)"
Daily LifeAugust 31, 2021The Summer of 2021
"This summer of 2021 has had its share of ups and downs., consolations and desolations, pains and hopes."