I have to confess that I have long had a resistance to canon lawyers, canon law and ritual, thinking of them as restrictive and limiting...

Our faces are remarkably the same. Every face has eyes, a nose and a mouth. But at the same time, they are remarkably different,...

Many years ago, traveling in Ireland, I discovered a common awareness of blessing. Sitting in a pub for lunch, we noticed a group of...

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven This very familiar phrase greets us as we say the Our Father, the most...

I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and remain on him (John 1:29-34) Here we are at the beginning of Ordinary Time. Our...

Much of our life’s energies is spent in meeting other people, building meaningful relationships that mark us – a life long project. In...

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Those who who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shone. ...

The joy and the hope, the grief and the anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are...

Advent – a season of prophets, those heralds of change and renewal. It is filled with the voices and figures of Isaiah, Baruch,...

Waiting is never easy. Whether it is in a hospital waiting room, an airport, a bus stop or simply to meet with a long-absent friend. ...

The Gospel of Luke presents two very contrasting images of Jesus, one as he begins his ministry, the other as it is ending. The first, is...

Human history in the last two to three hundred years has seen an increasing sense that we live in a very large world. What happens in...

We seek certitude. Not knowing, being uncertain, wondering how it will all turn out is uncomfortable. We want some kind of clear...

Zacchaeus was a happy man. In the story found in Luke’s Gospel, he is portrayed as an enthusiastic fellow who was searching for...

A while ago, I watched a High School soccer game. It was a single elimination game in the playoffs and so the winner moved on to the...

A parish is an interesting place. It is made up of all kinds of people who come from the various ages and stages in life. Some are...

This weekend we hear two stories of healing...and more. The first story tells of healing the leprosy of a Syrian general, Naaman, by the...

Not long ago I had the honour of being part of a wedding. The couple were called upon to express their commitment, their faith in each...

Luke’s story in this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 16:19-31) is a challenge to us. It presents some fundamental elements of what it means to be a...

The Gospels present us with many stories told by Jesus. These parables offer glimpses of what God is like. In Luke’s Gospel (Luke...