Bridges! They are amazing things. What is most remarkable about them is that they allow us to cross divides, to overcome what stands...

September is a season of change. The long hazy, even lazy days of summer are coming to an end. The vacations are behind us and the more...

Eating is important, in fact essential. The obvious reason is that eating sustains the life of our bodies. There are, however other...

World Cup Soccer, Major League Baseball or NHL Hockey – It all engage us in competition whether player or fan. It seems we are...

Fires in Newfoundland, British Columbia, and California, fires in France, Portugal and Spain, this has a been a summer of wild fires...

“I wish I had never said that. If only I could get it back. It has been so hurtful and has broken our relationship. How can I repair...

Summertime in Canada brings with it a new appreciation for the beauties of this land. It is important that we acknowledge that we share...

God, you are my God, I am seeking you, my soul is thirsting for you, my flesh is longing for you,… (Ps.63:1) Somewhere deep in the human...

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus the Christ? What does the job description look like? If we read the Gospels with the...

Definitions are convenient. The Concise Oxford Dictionary has a definition of a Christian – [Someone] believing in or professing or...

Prophets: Throughout the Old Testament these figures are the voice of God in the midst of God’s People, a sign or sacrament of God’s...

A couple who are friends of mine have a daughter who runs in marathons around North America. Marathon runners are an interesting or even...

More than 40 years ago I met Jim and Pauline. Jim was a sergeant with the OPP and Pauline worked in a Catholic school in Barrie. At the...

Peace I leave you; my peace I give to you…. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27) One of the...

Memory marks us. The people we’ve met, the things we’ve done, the experiences we’ve had, these all help us to recognize who we are and...

Our Easter season began almost a month ago with the three days of the Triduum. On Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper our...

This weekend is the 3rd Sunday of the Easter season. Two Sunday’s ago we celebrated the Feast of Easter. Last Sunday, a week later the...

Sometimes it is hard to hope. The conflicts around the world seem endless. As one winds down, another erupts. At this time, the war in...

Every year brings its own challenges and setbacks, both personal and global. We may have lost a friend or loved one or perhaps we have...

With this Sunday, Passion Sunday, we enter a sacred time in our faith tradition. Holy Week takes us on a journey. It is Jesus’ journey...