Teens and modesty
We all know the story The Emperor's New Clothes. He believed he was wearing the finest clothing in the kingdom. He was at the...
Managing Mammon
You canât run the Church on Hail Marys. -Â Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, former head of the Vatican Bank
A new book about the history of the...
Jean Vanier and the Way of the Heart
In Toronto, the disparity between rich and poor is graphically evident. There are the haves and the have-nots. Those who ride in limousines, dine at...
A large family is God’s blessing
By today's standards, a family with three children is considered to be a large family. A century ago, my great grandmother had 24 children:...
4th. Sunday of Easter: Vicariousness
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep (Jn. 10:11).
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and as we...
‘Marking the transition’
Being from the prairies, one of the habits my mother instilled in me as a boy was to take off my shoes whenever I...
5th Sunday of Lent: Passiontide
âAnd I when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.â Jesus said this to indicate the kind of...
Where have all the new religions gone?
It's been a while since anyone started a new religion. It's not as easy as you think. You have to get a believable number...
Where man meets mercy
Carl Jung (1875-1961), one of the fathers of modern psychology, once apparently quipped that in all his years of therapy he only ever met...
3rd Sunday in Lent: The Sacred Temple
Zeal for your house will consume me (Jn 2:17).
The Gospel records something uncharacteristic: the anger of Christ our Lord. It is a righteous anger, born...
