COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease that is leading to isolation, but for many centuries another highly contagious disease forced sufferers into isolation. Worse, leoprosy was incurable until the mid-20th … Continued
Now available on Netflix, Paddleton offers a pleasantly quirky, sympathetic portrait of two friends (Ray Romano and Mark Duplass), as one, a terminal cancer patient (Duplass), seeks assisted suicide. Drawing attention … Continued
In these days of COVID-19 and all the consequences that accompany it, people often ask, “Have you ever seen anything like it?” To which I reply, “Yes – though by … Continued
“This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out,” Pope Francis said in his Easter Sunday … Continued
When I was hit with intense pain from a pinched nerve and muscle spasm in my leg, I had to relinquish my to-do list. Hot, sharp pain travelled up my … Continued
It has been a most difficult time for Canadians from coast to coast. Not a soul in this country is not in some way touched by the impact of the … Continued
Shepherds’ Field near Bethlehem is an intriguing site in the Holy Land that deserves special mention. Today it is under the care of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, … Continued
In the densely apartment-laden West End of Vancouver where I live, a ritual erupts every night at 7 o’clock, when for between three and five minutes people open their windows, … Continued
Sometimes a person doesn’t realize how discouraged they are until they’re lifted out of it. Last week was a discouraging week without my even being aware of it. Over the … Continued
In my previous column, we looked at indisputable evidence from Scripture and the early Church for the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In particular, we examined John 6, … Continued