Doubting Thomas and the Nature of Faith
Today is the feast of Saint Thomas, the Apostle, who gets a bit of a bad rap as 'doubting' Thomas, a term is that...
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...
The Meaning of the Magi and the Star of Bethlehem
Every year, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the magi to the Holy Family, on Jan. 6 (hence the...
Timely Words from a Far Off Place
(On this feast of the Holy Family, in my breakfast reading, I stumbled across this homily from Pope Saint John Paul II which he...
Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation
If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 John 1:8)
One might wonder why we raise...
The Need for Spiritual Care in Dementia
 “Dementia is a group of symptoms that affects mental cognitive tasks such as memory and reasoning. Dementia is an umbrella term that Alzheimer’s Disease...
Adoration: The Blaze of the Fire of Charity
 "Could you not watch one hour with Me?"  (Matthew, 26:40)
I came to set fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already...
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...
Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?
We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well,
Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get
a little exercise. We’ll have a few...
The Legacy of Pope Saint John Paul II
It was nineteen years ago, at 9.37 pm, when Pope St John Paul, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, left this vale of tears...
