Beginnings and Endings
I have recently been to two Catholic funerals for dear friends and was once again struck by the older theologies that so often underpin such events. We were back in…
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time / Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 22: 19-23 (RM) or Isaiah 51: 1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11: 33-36 (RM) or Romans 12: 1-8 (RCL); Matthew 16: 13-20. What’s in a name? Maybe, a mistaken identity?…
All In This Together?
“Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another.” Pope Francis¹ From the day…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7 (RM) or 1, 6-8 (RCL); Psalm 67; Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32 (RM) or 1-2a, 29-32 (RCL); Matthew 15: 21-28 (RM) or (10-20), 21-28 (RCL). It’s happened…
The Taste of Things VIII: Decluttering
Several weeks ago I began an earnest attempt to “declutter” my space. It is really an ongoing effort. I culled my library of books. I brought to the thrift store…
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time or Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a (RM) or 9-18 (RCL); Psalm 85; Romans 9: 1-5 (RM) or Romans 10: 5-15 (RCL); Matthew 14: 22-33. Suddenly becoming aware of your vulnerability is…
Significant Moments from the Summer of 2023
The summer of 2023 has already held many significant moments. Fires burning across Canada’s north; floods and tornados upending Eastern and Atlantic Canada; the hottest July on record world-wide. Several…
Feast of the Transfiguration or Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 (RM) or Isaiah 55: 1-5 (RCL); Psalm 97 (RM) or 145 (RCL) 2 Peter 1: 16-19 (RM) or Romans 9: 1-5 (RCL); Matthew 17: 1-9 (RM)…
Attempt at a Foundation at Lac Croche – Part II
In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday July 5), Sr. M. de la St Trinité Goutelle, gave us a sense of the trip of the second group of four Sisters sent…