Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ! Christ is risen! We have come to the end of our Lenten journey and completed the Great Fast. During Holy Week we have tried … Continued
Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP (1877-1964), was a 20th-century French-century Catholic theologian who gave the following explanation regarding “those who mourn”: “Blessed are they, who like the beggar Lazarus, suffer patiently … Continued
Purgatory is the term used for the place of purification where the souls of those who have died in a state of grace undergo such punishment as is still due … Continued
Isaac and I were doing his Grade 3 science. We had been studying the forest, and a question was posed: In what ways do trees help you? As I started … Continued
I’m still trying to make sense of the global response to the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, from the grief shown by Parisians, to the heartfelt shock of Catholics and non-Catholics … Continued
We are a people who shy away from making vows. When two people get married, they profess vows before the whole world. In a Catholic marriage, the couple makes a … Continued
St. John’s, the capital and largest city of Newfoundland, is North America’s easternmost city. It is also one of Canada’s most historically Catholic areas. The name St. John’s is … Continued
Easter Sunday, Year C First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 36-43 Second Readings: Rom 6:3-11, Col 3:1-4, 1 Cor 5:6b-8 Gospel Reading: Lk 24:1-12, Jn 20:1-18, Lk 24:13-35 At Easter the whole Church rejoices … Continued
What a time April has been for astronomy and space aficionados, with a recent host of groundbreaking achievements. SpaceX and its brash CEO Elon Musk could rightly bask in the … Continued
It was sickening to awake to the devastating news today that our beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris – Our Lady of Paris – the jewel of the Kingdom of … Continued