“Wash your hands.” How many times have we heard our mothers saying this? It seems it takes a long time for things to sink in for us. Now,...

John’s Gospel tells a story of Jesus visiting the Temple in Jerusalem (John 2:13-25). The Gospel relates the story as a lead into seeing...

Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. There he was transfigured before...

Several years ago a couple of my friends embarked on the pilgrimage walk from southern France, over the Pyrenees to Santiago de...

Isolation is hard. In the midst of the pandemic it has been one of the most difficult challenges. The separation from family and friends,...

The island of Grand Manan NB is situated out in the Bay of Fundy, about 50 kilometers from Black’s Harbour on the mainland. A few years...

One of the striking features of rural Ireland is the network of drystone walls that snake up and down the hillsides and valleys. These...

Ron Rolheiser begins his book Against an Infinite Horizon: The Finger of God in Our Everyday Lives (Rolheiser, 1995) with the words of...

“Where did you first meet?” This is a good question for a couple planning their marriage. It might have been on a blind date or in a pub...

Covid-19, for all its challenges has taught us some lessons. These lessons will hopefully guide us in the days and years ahead. One of...

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. (Ps 89:1) How ready, how able...

December… heading into winter. In a few days we will experience the shortest, darkest day of our year. It comes as we find ourselves...

Dr. Michael Higgins is a former President of St. Thomas University. He is now President of Corpus Christi-St. Marks at UBC. In his...

Here we are at the beginning of the Advent-Christmas season again. The word “advent” comes from two Latin words, “ad” and “venio”. When...

Beginnings and endings are important. The first looks to the future, our goals, our aims our hopes and dreams. The second is about our...

November begins with the Feast of All Saints. I have long seen this feast day as consoling and supportive. Saints so often seem to be...

Walking down the street, I spot a person coming toward me whom I know I have met before. What is their name? Where did I meet them? Did I...

In the midst of a pandemic, faced with challenges to our climate, concerned about the fragile peace of our world, encountering upset and...

Covid-19 – this has been our world for the past 7 months. It may be our plight for months to come. No one knows when we might come out of...

Covid-19 affects everyone. We may or may not catch the virus, or have a loved one who does. But we are all affected. We find ourselves...