Pope Francis’s New Way of Being Church for Catholics
The Second Session of the Synod on Synodality will formally open in the Vatican next month. It promises to be a deciding, perhaps the deciding…
Belated Condolence
The Editor: The Editor: So sorry for losing Marnie in day-to-day life. Also, for such a belated response in expressing my deepest condolence to you.…
The Existential Quest of Father David Bauer
Father David Bauer (1924-1988) was ordained by the Roman Catholic Congregation of St. Basil on June 29, 1953, in Toronto, Canada. As with all Basilian…
“Awake”
Oil on canvas painted in 2008 by Marnie Butler.
Prophetic Catholic Resources Available
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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,…
