The spiritual door is open. Will we have the courage to go through it this jubilee year? The actual holy door was opened by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica … Continued
In Chapters 5 and 6 of the First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul denounced the moral failings of the Christians in Corinth. There was a public case of sexual … Continued
G.K. Chesterton once wrote that he had made an “irrevocable decision” to be silly about Christmas. “It may be that because I am silly, but I rather think that, relative … Continued
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year CFirst Reading: Is 62:1-5Second Reading: 1 Cor 12:4-11Gospel Reading: Jn 2:1-12 In this Sunday’s Gospel Reading, Mary tells Jesus at a wedding feast, “They … Continued
As daily, we hear reports of ongoing wars in various places around the world, it would seem that a movie entitled Blitz might have some relevance – if nothing else, … Continued
Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign. Now, in the new year, so does charity. … Continued
“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the newborn king of the … Continued
Baptism of the Lord, Year CFirst Reading: Is 40:1–5, 9–11Second Reading: Ti 2:11–14; 3:4–7 Gospel Reading: Lk 3:15–16, 21–22 In 1955, Pope Pius XII separated the Feast of the Lord’s baptism … Continued
St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with … Continued
It’s hard to believe these columns have been running bi-weekly since 1996, just a few years after Tim Berners-Lee launched the graphical internet – then called the WorldWideWeb – by … Continued