I lost my job when COVID hit. My wife and I had just settled on plans to save for a house, finally settled into our first apartment, and had just … Continued
So-called “foreign films,” i.e. those in which the script is not in English, generally do not become big box office hits in the English-speaking world. With the passage of small … Continued
In recent years I’ve written several columns on Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture, Starlink. Let’s face it, Elon Musk can’t stay out of the news for more than a day or … Continued
As a Japanese Canadian I was on the train in 1942 when we were all evacuated from the West Coast of British Columbia. Many of the people were sent to … Continued
“Saints burn grace like a 747 burns fuel at takeoff,” wrote the late American philosopher Dallas Willard. If we know that we need fuel to get off the ground, where … Continued
The universal call to holiness is an important message of Vatican II: “All the faithful of Christ are invited to strive for the holiness and perfection of their own proper … Continued
September may not be the beginning of a new year, but the onset of a school year is a fresh start for many. New books, news shoes, new backpacks, new … Continued
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst Reading: Am 8:4-7Second Reading: 1 Tim 2:1-7Gospel Reading: Lk 16:1-13 Today, in our society, the Third Commandment is perhaps the most neglected: “Remember … Continued
Russia’s Vladimir Putin could do well to follow the example of Pope Francis and his penitential pilgrimage to Indigenous Canada by apologizing and seeking forgiveness and reconciliation from the Ukraine … Continued
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst Reading: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14Second Reading: 1 Tim 1:12-17Gospel Reading: Lk 15:1-32 This Sunday’s Readings are about conversion, which means “changing direction.” St. Paul … Continued