The prophet Jeremiah speaks to us in the first reading today about the sorrow that God has when he looks upon the world. He talks about violence and famine and the general disarray that occurs when times are bleak. During these times God seems hidden to the people, sometimes it seems that we have been forgotten by God. Continue reading Lord, Hear Our Cry; Tuesday in the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
We are separated by the deaths of those we love as they are no longer in the world. The pain we feel is made even more difficult by the inability to honor their passing in a good way. Continue reading Saying Goodbye; Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Like a strong wind scouring the earth, the pandemic has revealed many inconsistencies in our nation’s life ethic, its laws regarding the right to life and to its understanding of the value of life from conception to natural death. Continue reading The Gift of Life; Feast of St. Matthias
We call upon the protection of Mary, the Mother of the Church and consecrate ourselves, our diocese and our nation to her protection. Continue reading Consecration of Canada to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, In Time of Pandemic