Dare I write again of Christmas? Has not the season and all its tinsel been packed up for another year, making room for the sappy Valentines already laid on commercial … Continued
About two years ago a friend handed me a small blue device that plugs into the USB port of a computer. As he handed it to me he said it … Continued
I am not certain of its origin, but when my children were young, I came to appreciate the following saying pertaining to parenting infants and toddlers: “these are the longest … Continued
At the surface, Sylvie’s Love (streaming on Prime Video) makes all the gestures of a classic romance torn between the spontaneous attractions of the heart and the calculations of social … Continued
The Third Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Crowning with Thorns (Jn 19:1-5). The mystic Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, wrote, “Jesus was led forward by the executioners to the … Continued
Baptism of the Lord, Year BFirst Reading: Is 55:1-11Second Reading: 1 Jn 5:1-9Gospel Reading: Mk 1:7-11 This Sunday we celebrate “the Baptism of the Lord.” Why is this event so … Continued
Holy Family Sunday, Year BFirst Reading: Gn 15:1-6; 17:3b-5, 15-16; 21:1-7Second Reading: Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19Gospel Reading: Lk 2:22-40 This Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family, let us recall … Continued
The icon on the cover of this year’s B.C. Catholic Christmas issue is Madonna and Child, painted in 2020 by Chris Kielesinski in a style reminiscent of the Renaissance. Kielesinski, … Continued
Christmas, Year BFirst Readings: Is 9:2-4, 6-7; 62:11-12; 52:7-10Second Readings: Ti 2:11-14; Ti 3:4-7; Heb 1:1-6Gospel Readings: Lk 2:1-16; 2:15-20; Jn 1:1-18 All of the Christmas Readings echo the same … Continued
Dear Friends, We approach the celebration of Christmas this year with some important new realities that are very present to us. There is our experience of a world pandemic over … Continued