I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday and Passiontide
‘I am the resurrection and the life…Do you believe this’? (Jn. 11:25-26).
The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. We will now...
Beauty Bereft: What a Steam Tractor Can Tell us About our Culture
It is winter in Saskatchewan. My dad, brother, and grandmother came from Ontario back in mid-November to visit for the first time since I...
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – A Gift from the Greeks?
Cold Winds
ESG is the fashionable kid on the corporate governance block, and the cause of plenty of buzz among thought, political and business leaders. ...
The Trudeau-Biden Trouble With Truth
“What is truth?”
The famous question posed by Pontius Pilate to Jesus is operative in a unique way during Lent. It carries obvious relevance insofar...
Distinguishing Equalities
The third person of the unholy triad of the new religion is siamese and it is worth distinguishing between these twins since it may...
Jane Austen’s Sensible Conscience
It’s hard to contain my pleasure or my surprise at the continuing interest in Jane Austen. The more-or-less successful adaptations of her books for...
A True Fairy Tale
We have heard that “God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform,” a phrase that occurred to me as I listened to the...
Motets in Honour of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph, Two Very Just Men
Arvo Pärt , an Estonian composer (born 1935, and still going - those hardy Estonians!), is known for his method of tintinabulli, which is...
O, Canada; Hail, Joseph
(From a few years ago, but still very relevant...) Ed.
Devotion to St. Joseph has deep roots in Canada. Of course we are familiar with...
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Siloam and Spiritual Blindness
Once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light – for the fruit of the light...