16th Sunday: Liturgy of the Word
And He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. (Mk 6:34)
We begin...
Chaos and Hell for a Godless World: Indifference in Matters of Religion, Part I
(This is the first of a three-part article on the tragic effects of indifference toward religion)
Several years ago I stumbled upon a Catholic classic,...
What Are the Laity to do Without the Mass?
Lord, we are the least of all the nations, now we are despised throughout the world, today, because of our sins. We have at...
Thirty-Second Sunday: Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
Now He is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to Him all of them are alive. (Lk. 20:38) ⧾
As we...
Christ Comes to Meet Us, To Take Away our Sins
As we journey through the beautiful season of Lent the Church has provided us with some magnificent Gospel readings. In the First Sunday of...
The Gospel of Mark: The Multiplication of the Loaves
There are two multiplication of the loaves, which makes it evident that they are concerned with more than merely feeding the crowds. The first...
Second Sunday of Lent, and Seeing Beyond Our Eyes
Are old people wise? Have they learned anything from experience? Or are they all curmudgeons, continually grumbling about the young generation and contrasting it...
Humanae Vitae at 50
I am hurtling in a high speed train from Glasgow to London, with a heavy heart saying farewell to my native land, a sentiment...
Back to Tradition
Once I gave a talk on Saint Andrew. It was in Kenaston, Saskatchewan, in a church dedicated to Saint Andrew. At the end of...
Jubilee Year Homily of Pope John Paul II for the Canonization of Sister Faustina
HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER
MASS IN ST PETER’S SQUARE FOR THE CANONIZATION
OF SR MARY FAUSTINA KOWALSKA
Sunday, 30 April 2000
1. “Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in...