2021: Dark State Descending, But Hope in Christ Ascending
"More than two millennia after the birth of Jesus Christ, His teachings continue to inspire and uplift billions and billions of people all over...
The Beauty of Suffering
To suffer in love is the greatest of all joys.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many...
The Popes and Becoming Holy
In the solemnity of All Saints Day we are reminded that we too can become holy. Holiness must be our existential target. In fact,...
Uganda’s Witness
The memorial of Charles Llwanga and his companion martyrs, put to death in Uganda between 1885 and 1887, has complex undertones: the conquest of...
Intolerance and Censorship of Truth: Is History Repeating Itself?
Anti-abortion ads removed from GRT buses – Complaint by women’s sexual health organization prompts region to pull ads” – Johanna Weidner, Waterloo Region Record,...
The Faith is All or None
(I may write more on the recent headline, which comes not as a surprise, that most 'Catholics' - and one must use that term...
Killing Sick Kids
And so, following upon my comments yesterday on the mask slipping off the face of evil, it begins: A trio of physicians – oh, why...
Thoughts on a Pestilence
Let’s see.
Housebound by this COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos. Probably more than reasonable people might consider healthy. Nevertheless, this...
The Vanishing Ladder
The following thoughts were assembled as an aid for reflection and dialogue with the prisoners involved in the Catholic RCIA program at the Preston...
Mulling over Merton
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, theologian, poet, mystic, and the author of more than seventy books. Having lost both parents by the...
