Every so often something hits you with such force that you have to say something about it. I recently became aware of an employment situation...
Distraction is the pre-eminent condition of our age. We need to practice paying attention. Think of your attention as a muscle. As with any muscle,...
This blog is the third in a three-part series on evangelization. Of course we need to call all Catholics to the fullness of discipleship, expressed...
What is ordinary? Last week we began Ordinary Time in our annual liturgical calendar. As you came to church, you noticed that the Christmas trees...
This is the second in a three-part series on evangelization. As we work our way through our vision of evangelization and discipleship, we have to...
I prefer that people tell me what they believe rather than tell me what I am supposed to believe. Tell me of your experience of...
Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with a holiday. He was the major leader of the civil rights movement of the...
Every year from Jan. 18-25 in churches around the world, there is a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It should not be taken for...
This is the first in a three-part series about evangelization Is evangelization inevitability elitist? This questions comes up in several ways very often when dealing...
Jesus intended to have one Church. He says that in the Scriptures, “That they also may be one, as you Father are in me and...
Following is a homily for the weekend of Sunday, January 12, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. I was giving a talk about...
Normally when I go home to Canada, I encounter the most frustration at the customs office. But lineups aside, the border crossing was actually quite...