R. Brian Noonan, RIP
On February 3, 1938 – March 24, 2024 Brian Noonan passed away peacefully at Victoria General Hospital at the age of 86 with loving family…
Tapestry of Seasons
So stern, O January! You crochet icy lace upon the windows, Then burn us with your cauterising chill, Upholster all the fields and trees with…
Hands Full of Pearls: Extraterrestrial Awareness Invitation
Few topics raise as many eyebrows of doubt or even dismissive derision as the presence of life from other star systems. Yet it’s hard to…
Imagine Priesthood as a ‘Used Car Salesman’ For Life
I heard the expression “a ripple of randomness” on a CBC program. Is that what happened to me? Just a ripple of random factors: culture,…
The Prophetic Friendship of Deirdre Kelly & Marnie Butler
I want to first express my condolences to Sarah and Pat on Marnie’s passing. But the person who should be here where I am right…
4,000 Meet With Pope for ‘Life in the Spirit’
Pope Francis wants to see the Catholic charismatic renewal offer Life in the Spirit Seminars, the introduction to baptism in the Holy Spirit, “in all…
A Global Conscience is Awakening
When the Cold War ended, the U.N. Security Council met, in 1992, for the first time at the summit level and pledged to strengthen the…
Desmond Bill Talks to Msgr. Bradley
Even when he was skeptical student at Oxford, John Leo Bradley wanted to be a Catholic priest. “It was most unreasonable but there it was,’…