This might have been the hardest decision I have ever made: my mental clarity and executive functioning on medication – my stable mental health – or my fertility. I’ve been … Continued
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 9:1-4Second Reading: 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17-18Gospel Reading: Mt 4:12-23 “There will be no gloom for those who were in anguish,” Isaiah … Continued
This year I have had more friends and clients tell me that they don’t believe in New Years resolutions for different reasons. In certain respects I understand where they are … Continued
St. Theodore the Studite was a Byzantine Greek monk (759-826) who embraced the monastic life at the age of 22. He was exiled three times for opposing wrongdoings of the … Continued
Surely it’s more than coincidental that the popes we get seem to coincide with the age we happen to be living in. The passing of Pope Benedict XVI prompts memories … Continued
Msgr. Gregory Smith was living in Rome in 2006 when an archbishop who was going to resign met a Pope who was going to resign. He recalls the visit as … Continued
In the fall of 2011, I began studying for my doctorate in theology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. I was in my mid-30s and a practising Anglican who … Continued
“How beautiful are the footsteps of those who bring good news” (Rom 10: 15–17). The passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the 31st of December 2022 marks a sad … Continued
With profound sorrow and immense gratitude I learned of the impending death of Benedict XVI while on holiday at the iconic Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta. In the breakfast room … Continued
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 49:3, 5-6Second Reading: 1 Cor 1:1-3Gospel Reading: Jn 1:29-34 God’s gift of baptism “exceeds all other gifts,” said Pope St. Leo … Continued