Pope Francis – What’s In A Name?
Catholics welcomed a new pope over the March break. Many are wondering what to expect from his papacy. In ascending to Peter’s chair,…
The Spiritual Fast of Chief Theresa Spence
My first visit to Chief Theresa Spences’s encampment on Victoria Island was on New Year’s Day. I was struck not only by the beauty of…
Homeing
I’ll go back to Ireland… Maybe in the Spring… but, Summer’s waiting in the wings to dance her merry fling. I’ll go back to Ireland……
Genius Born of Anguish
Just in time to mark the anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen on September 21st comes Genius Born of Anguish, a new and…
Joseph ‘Albert’ Wilfred Payette, OFM passes
PAYETTE, Joseph ‘Albert’ Wilfred OFM Brother Albert, a professed Franciscan Friar for 57 years, died on the Feast of St. Albert the Great, November 15,…
Abuse Liability Drives Benedict from Office – Some Sources
INTRODUCTION Many voices are starting to wonder more deeply about Pope Benedict XVI’s sudden surprise resignation. It is well and fine to state…
Pilgrimage to Rome – Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha
“We have a saint!” Sr. Kateri Mitchell of The Sisters of St. Ann, herself of the Mohawk Nation, proclaimed to hundreds of people at…
Life Comes Full Circle for Some Sisters of St. Ann
Life is unfolding in a perfect circle for 14 elderly members of the Sisters of St. Ann, who have moved into the homey confines…
When Death Comes: The Personal Story is Important
I was honored to tell the story of my friend’s life at a funeral chapel. Lorne wasn’t a religious man; no religious symbols, or…
Thomas Merton’s Unspeakable End
Thomas Merton: Monk on the Edge Essays edited by Ross Labrie and Angus Stuart, Thomas Merton Society of Canada, 2012, 199 pages ppbk