Can Popes be Heretics?
Is the Pope a heretic? should sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but is a charge that has been made by a...
Walking the Opeongo Line with Saint Ann
A brief note from the now-shuttered, yet still beautifully maintained, parish of Saint Joseph's, on the Opeongo Line, as we, about 90 or so...
The Trudeau Reckoning
When Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould publicly accused Justin Trudeau and his senior aides before a Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee in February of...
The sword of Damocles hangs over Europe
On July 13 1917 the three Portuguese children, Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, heard from Virgin Mary “if people do not cease offending God, a...
Georgian Bay Pilgrimage
I've been gone for a couple of days, on pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine, in Midland, Ontario, of which I have written a number of...
The Good Samaritan and Thirsting for God
Take care of him and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend. (Lk. 10:35).
The parable of the Good Samaritan...
The Eucharist and Gratitude
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the...
For Mom and Dad, On Their 50th
There never was a marriage with no pain
But they let hurts be helps along the way
To greater union, making faults their gain
And forging gold...
Foxes and Birds
A friend of mine and I have a long-standing debate about sermons. He prefers a straightforward approach, while I am more inclined to resort...
The Lasting Legacies of Peter and Paul
Keeper of the Keys
Most readers are familiar with the various Gospel accounts of St. Peter as the Apostle specially chosen by Christ to “feed...