I came to Canada in 1965 as a migrant. My reception in Sydney, Nova Scotia, was affirming and welcoming. Why not? I was a 12-year-old with a Northern English accent at the height of Beatlemania. Many migrants have not been…
Creator of all things,true source of light and wisdom,lofty origin of all being,graciously let a ray of your brilliancepenetrate into the darkness of my understandingand take from me the double darknessin which I have been born,an obscurity of both sin…
“It’s complicated.” These two words are often used to describe the challenge of defining or explaining the nature of a particular relationship. For many of us, “It’s complicated” describes our relationship with work. We both love and loathe our jobs.…
The Church has declared today, September 1, to be World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Given the long, hot summer we have just survived, the planet could use all the prayers we have. This past summer, Canada…
The feast of St. Monica and St. Augustine may be one of the most relatable mother‑and‑son stories in Christian history. Monica was a devoted Christian mother known for her patience, perseverance and legendary life of prayer. Augustine, her son, was…
September is just around the corner, and soon we’ll be moving into fall rhythms and shorter days. With luck you’ve made a dent in your to be read pile of books this summer and are looking for some fresh reading…
All three Synoptic Gospels tell us of the Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36). Jesus is on the Mount of Olives with his friends. They witness him start to glow with beams of light. Moses (the giver of the Law)…
We celebrate the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31. This soldier-turned-saint has had a profound influence on the Catholic Church since his death in 1556, during the Catholic response to the Reformation, through his founding of the…
“Will you have a Martha or a Mary Christmas?” This was the title of an article I wrote a few years ago about two of the siblings we remember on this day. In the article, I was questioning all the…
There is a world that we have not known and a history that lives within our DNA and cells. This gift of our ancestry is so sacred and unique to who we are. Grandparents are a link to the past and a reminder…