A papal revolution
There I was in late July, driving to work at 7:30 am, content and peaceful after a weekend with friends in their rural Ontario...
A magical scarf
Walking to my flat late Friday afternoon after a chaotic morning, I was confronted with the fact that I hadn’t yet had lunch. I...
Successor to St. Peter
It’s been a challenging few weeks for serious Catholics. By “challenging” I suppose I mean difficult, and by “serious” I mean those who live...
Poppies
Our November cover artist, Sheila Diemert, lives and works in Kitchener, Ontario. She enjoys creating art that is uplifting and positive and paintings that have meaning...
All You Need is Love (Doo doo do do doo)!
“The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives.”
Yikes. Scandal. Gasp. The Internet explodes and sides begin to form. One...
The Extraordinary Ordinary
Last Saturday was the feast of the Triumph of the Cross and for me, this one has always been a conundrum of a feast...
Demand reverence
Earlier this year a group of bishops from the Italian region of Tavoliere met with Pope Francis. Such meetings are held only every five...
Shhh
The quiet scares me ‘cause it screams the truth. - P!nk, "Sober"
It was late at night, and the rest of my family was asleep....
Pastoral
Our May 2013 cover artist, Francis Dvorak, was previously featured in the January 2013 issue.
Pope Francis
Our Lord said to Francis of Assisi in the great saint’s vision at San Damiano:
"Francis, Francis,
go and repair My house which,
as you can see,
is...