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...

Thanksgiving! The leaves are changing. The air is growing colder and crisper. The sun sets earlier. It seems like we are finally saying...

Sacred Spaces: Finding Our Spiritual Centre Took a hike, recently through some of the trails of Mactaquac Provincial Park. The trails...

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus (Phil 2:5) Whether we acknowledge it or not, we all want peace. We want it for our...

Visiting a new mom as she cradles her new-born in the maternity ward. Watching the eyes of new parents as they gaze on their new child....

One of the great symbols that we have in most of our churches and in many other spaces including our homes is the crucifix. This is an...

Covid-19 has introduced us to many unfamiliar experiences. Among these is the reality of closed borders. We are isolated into our own...

Bubbles, … physical distancing, masks – Covid 19 has given us many new experiences, some more challenging than others. I have to admit,...