The Physical Effects of the Scourging and Crucifixion of Jesus
Much has been written about the physical and psychological effects of the crucifixion of Jesus, often by surgeons, psychiatrists, and other doctors. While well-intentioned,...
Conscience protection and why it matters
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, 2,614 Canadians chose death by euthanasia or physician assisted suicide between January and October, 2018. This...
Twelfth Sunday, Open Churches and the Return of the King
âFear no oneâŠ.Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heavenâ (Mt. 10: 26, 32). ⧟
At long...
Learning Death from History
Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.Â
So declared the famed historian George Santayana in 1863, and there is a...
The Faith and Music of Anton Bruckner
Faith and music are forever intertwined in Western art music. Many, if not most, of the leading classical composers were people of faith. Anton...
Keeping the Amazonian Synod on Track
Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard...
Saint John Paul II: The Pope Who Taught Us Not to Be Afraid
As we celebrate the feast of St John Paul II, October 22nd, my thoughts to this great Pope of the Church, along with a...
The Raising of Lazarus
How old was Lazarus? Robert Browning, in a poem written in 1855âAn Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish, the Arab Physicianâsuggests that...
Christ’s Way of Glory
My motherâs sons were angry with me,
they made me keeper of the vineyards,
but my own vineyard I have not kept. (Song 1:6)
For many...
Paul of Tarsus and Patrick Brown
You have to love conversion stories, from the very real Saul on that road to Damascus, to the fictional Scrooge on a Dickensian Christmas...
