Easter and Forgiveness
An increase in crime rates typically generates a lot of attention from the public, the media, and from political leaders.Ā Responding to a recent...
The Cross in the Father’s Providential Plan
One of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. He who saw this has testified...
Our Lord’s Passion
āAbsence makes the heart grow fonder!āĀ We sometimes hear this expression in a romantic context, as when married or courting couples are temporarily separated...
Holy Thursday: The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
The most vital characteristic of our Catholic faith is not its external organization that has of late, thanks to Pope Francis, attracted the attention...
What is a Priest? Pope Benedict’s Final Exhortation
An excerpt to ponder, from Pope Benedict XVI's last Chrism Mass address to his fellow priests, back in 2012, less than a year before...
The Flame of Love: The Spiritual Diary of Elizabeth Kindelmann
Elizabeth Kindelmann (1913 ā 1985), a poor, Hungarian mother of six children, and a lay Carmelite, Ā was widowed at the age of thirty-three. In...
Holy Week with the Saints
As Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday, we might turn to the saints, who can give us a helping hand during our meditation and...
Venantius and his Vexilla
Vexilla regis prodeunt;Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The banners of the king come forth;
fulget crucis mysterium,Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā brightly gleams the mystery of...
I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday and Passiontide
āI am the resurrection and the lifeā¦Do you believe thisā? (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...
