When the giant stack of Black Friday / Cyber Monday flyers lands on my doorstep with quite a thud, it serves as the annual reminder that I have work to … Continued
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year A First Reading: Is 35:1-6a, 10 Second Reading: Jas 5:7-10 Gospel Reading: Mt 11:2-11 The Mass this Sunday begins with a command: “Rejoice in the … Continued
See Alan Charlton’s review of The Two Popes: Fictionalized tale of two Popes hard not to like. The Two Popes is a film that’s difficult to discuss with equanimity because it … Continued
The bizarre and twisted outcome of the Carleton Stevens trial in Vancouver suggests there’s much wrong with the Canadian legal system, and little interest in doing anything about it. The … Continued
The people walked in the rain all the way up from the final bend in the road, from where the trees open up to the red-tiled roof of the seminary … Continued
Delta woman’s initiative has spread to other cities in Canada and the U.S. Last year, at one of my daughter’s softball practices, I was introduced to a woman named Erin … Continued
Audiences may wonder if films like Knives Out can ever again become a popular norm Like many, I was saddened to hear of the recent death of the great writer … Continued
Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185–254) was a leading third-century theologian and exegete who lived in Alexandria and later in Caesarea in Palestine. Benedict XVI said, “[Origen’s] whole life was pervaded … Continued
During the age of wonder in medieval Europe lovely stories from Scripture surrounding the birth of Christ were passed on from family to family and generation to generation. One such … Continued
It is really disheartening that in all the process and reflections about sexual abuse aired in the Nov. 25 B.C. Catholic, there is not one word about the real cause … Continued