Until the release of the new Directory for Catechesis in 2020, learning, research and discussion about catechesis was in a bit of a lull. The new Directory put forth new language and understanding of the role of the catechist and…
“If you build it, he will come,” a disembodied voice speaks to the Iowa farmer that plays the main character in the movie Field of Dreams (1989). This phrase became an often-repeated motto (though transformed to “they will come”) by…
As the daylight hours grow shorter and nights become cooler here in the northern hemisphere, at Thanksgiving we find a moment together to recognize that the food on our table is a great gift. During this fall season, “the world…
I was sitting in the hospital room with my infant son in my arms, not believing what I was hearing from the pediatrician. My little boy had a serious heart defect. We would have to stay in the hospital for…
I recently finished reading St. Thérèse’s book The Story of a Soul for the second time, and I was once again struck by the very simple yet inspiring writing of this young woman. She doesn’t write like a learned theologian.…
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…