The Vatican’s document on blessings, Fiducia Supplicans, has stirred up many opinions about what it said, what it didn’t say, and what it should have said. Below, our own writers … Continued
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BFirst Reading: Jon 3:1-5, 10 Second Reading: 1 Cor 7:29-31 Gospel Reading: Mk 1:14-20 This Sunday’s readings warn us not to procrastinate. “The appointed … Continued
I often pray to God for the gift of humility. It’s a worthy New Year’s goal, but not always easily attained. So, I ask God for it, not guaranteeing that … Continued
I recently had the unfortunate experience of spending almost seven hours in a hospital emergency room where the television was playing back-to-back episodes of Friends. It had been years since … Continued
Many movie-goers will happily remember Chicken Run, the claymation movie released in 2000. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, comes the sequel, or, rather, not so much a … Continued
Re “Government takes St. Paul’s property for MAiD,” Dec. 4: My concern centres on the providing of a passage from St. Paul’s to the adjacent Coastal Health death facility. … Continued
As I look back a full year at this column, we were just getting inklings of the turmoil to come at Twitter, since renamed, in Elon Musk’s mind at least, … Continued
The start of the new year can be one of the most difficult months of the season. It’s a fight to beat the winter blues and burnout. I find getting … Continued
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BFirst Reading: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19Second Reading: 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20Gospel Reading: Jn 1:35-42 In the First Reading this Sunday, Eli instructs Samuel to … Continued
St. John wrote “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By … Continued