The Narrow and Wide Gate: Taking Up Our Cross
“If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things; one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other...
True Love, Post Holiday, Beyond Emotion
Each year between January and March, my family moves out into the wide world. Some of us go to college, others go to work,...
The Queen’s Seventieth
We could not let this day pass without wishing the Queen - about whom I am ambivalent, but a queen’s still a queen - a...
Finding Unity Despite Disunity: God, Love and the Enduring Message of Terry Fox
Much of the Western world is split by issues pertaining to politics, economics, race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. No doubt, these issues need...
The Beginning of Wisdom
The book of Wisdom, which we begin reading today, is based on the insight that wisdom is different from knowledge. Anyone with brains can...
Fifth Sunday: The Mystery of Mercy
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying. ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’(Lk....
Quinquagesima Sunday
When I was a child, I spoke as child; I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But when I became a...
Lingua Apocalyptica
The biblical texts used at Mass towards the end of the liturgical year are certainly dramatic—with stars falling from heaven and the like—and, it...
Goel Redeemer, the Avenger of Blood
Jesus has redeemed sinners through his passion, death, and resurrection, and this paschal mystery can never be fully grasped by the human mind. However,...
Christ’s Universal Grace
Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans is based on a parallel between the figures of Adam and Jesus Christ. In the Bible, Adam is...