In the Presence of Holy Mystery
Every death puts humans in the presence of mystery. We are here one moment, alive with the breath of life. And then we are gone. But we also live on…
Love Stronger Than Death
Perhaps it is my age. I will turn eighty in July 2025, and I am becoming increasingly aware of death. Death as a reality that comes for me too. Death…
Goodbye: Reflecting on the Death of a Friend
I have been friends with Karin for more than thirty years. She lives in the corner house at the end of my block with a lovely English garden and a…
The Meaning of Being a Death Doula
My mother, Trinidad, recently transitioned from her earthly life to God’s embrace, leaving our family grappling with grief. Despite the comfort our faith tradition offers, her passing was an ordeal…
A Sad Note: A Letter to My Friends
I am writing to tell you that we had to say goodbye to our beloved dog Luca yesterday. It happened so suddenly that we are in shock. He was his…
Eulogy for Cecile Delorme – December 4, 2023
Cécile Marie Blanche Delorme was born into a proud French-Canadian family, as snow thawed on the prairie fields of St. Joseph MB, in the Spring of 1935. The timing of…
Eulogy for Patricia Orban – November 23, 2023
In trying to describe something of who Patrica Orban was, and what she meant to us, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, I am reminded of the film…
A Teaspoon of Neutron Star
Usually Advent stirs in me feelings of wonder and light – waiting in joyful hope. This Advent, I am more aware of the hovering presence of darkness and death, than…
Navigating the Depths of Grief
My present reality is defined by grief, a profound emotion that has woven its way into the fabric of my life. First is the passing of John Robinson, an indigenous…
Not the Last Word
There are times in one’s life when things seem to happen all at once and you wonder what’s going on. The events of the past few weeks have left me…