In the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, July 26 is the feast day of Saints Anne and Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. These saints are not biblical figures. Most of what is known about them comes from apocryphal…
This post is largely a photo and prose prayer based on photographs taken while preparing Northern Light (Novalis, 2020). Ponder each photograph to find how God is speaking to you as you consider these samples of the Canadian landscape. Last…
June 29 is a day of great significance for the Church as it celebrates the legacy of two pillars of Christian faith: St. Peter and St. Paul. Where would the world be today, I wonder, without the groundwork for the…
The first day of summer was the day chosen to be National Indigenous Peoples’ day and many have decided that June can be celebrated as Indigenous History month. Indigenous Peoples of Canada waited for a long time to be celebrated…
You didn’t have to embrace the politics of Joe Biden to feel his anguish over the very public trial of his son Hunter on charges he failed to disclose his own addictions when he applied for federal approval to buy…
On this day of celebration, we honour the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At the same time, this World Day of Prayer invites all to pray for the sanctification of priests. One website offers an invitation to participate in a world-wide…
One of the traditional features of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi is a liturgical procession. Processions were a significant feature of the 19th century church as shown here in this painting of a Rogation Day procession through the wheat fields…
Whether you’re on an exotic vacation or sitting in the park, nothing beats a good summer read. When you don’t have space for bulky reading material in your suitcase or backpack, ebooks are just the thing. Since you can read…
Jesuit Father Jacques Monet was one of the kindest and wisest people I’ve come across in all my years of working in publishing. He died last week in the Jesuit infirmary of René Goupil House in Pickering, Ontario, having reached…
This line from Psalm 104 on Pentecost Sunday reminds us that the power of the Holy Spirit brings about renewal. All of creation is imbued with recreative power. We see it everywhere, surrounding us. I go to bed at night and my garden…