Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16a (RM) or Jeremiah 28: 5-9 (RCL); Psalm 89 (RM) Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11 (RM) or 12-23 (RCL); Matthew 10: 37-42 (RM) or 40-42 (RCL). Pastoral…
Rethinking the Solemnity of Christ the King Part II
This reflection is a continuation from Susan’s June 26 article of the same title. Here the expression, “Cosmic Christ” can be helpful as it points to Christ’s care of, and…
Rethinking the Solemnity of Christ the King Part I
The coronation of Charles III last month, which drew the attention of much of the world, provides a timely moment to rethink Catholic devotion to Christ the King. Luke 2:7…
Reflection for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 20:10-13 (RM) or 7-13 (RCL); Psalm 69; Romans 5: 12-15 (RM) or 6: 1b-11 (RCL); Matthew 10: 26-33 (RM) or 24-39 (RCL). Fear. It can take on a life…
Working with Personal Limitations as a Gardener
“A 6-pack of those tomatoes is the same price as two of them – that’s a much better deal” my inner voice pleaded. “But I’ve started most of our tomatoes…
Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time / Third Sunday after Pentecost
Exodus 19: 1-6a (RM in Canada) or 2-6a (RM in the U.S.) or 2-8a (RCL); Psalm 100; Romans 5: 6-11 (RM) or 1-8 (RCL); Matthew 9: 36—10:8 (RM) or 9:…
The Taste of Things VII: Zeal
My favorite liturgical feast is Pentecost! It announces itself with aliveness, zeal, and spirit—a wildly untamed Spirit that is—and one cannot commit their life to this Spirit and expect to…
Corpus Christi / Body and Blood of Christ or Second Sunday after Pentecost
Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14-16 (RM) or Hosea 5: 15 – 6:6 (RCL); Psalm 147 (RM) or 50 (RCL); 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17 (RM) or Romans 4: 13-25 (RCL); John 6:…
First Winter in Grande Clairière
In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday May 3) writer Sr. M. de la St Trinité Goutelle, described the joy of the Sisters in Grande Clairière, when in early December 1898,…
God is Alive, Magic is Afoot: Reflections on the 2023 Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) General Assembly
In this brief article, I want to share something of my experience of the May 25-28 General Assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference. As I began to write, I found…