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Have you ever noticed that Lent is 40 days long, but Easter season is 50 days long? It seems easier for us to see the importance of the season of Lent, a time of preparation for Easter through penitential acts of prayer, penance, and almsgiving. The season of Lent resonates with us, we tend to get into Lent with our Lenten resolutions: giving something up for Lent, doing something special, going to Confession, participating in the Stations of the Cross and/or Lenten parish

Bet you thought you’d seen the last of me, yet here I am again. I mentioned months ago (perhaps it’s been a year?) that I wanted to compile my bulletin pieces into a book as a fundraiser for the rectory building project. Once we were in our new home; once we got the house warmed up and cleaned up after the movers left, we were faced with thousands of boxes to unpack. All the while, my promise of the fundraiser book hung over me like a cloud. And that was the impetus I needed

Easter Sunday is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar, as it marks the greatest of all miracles, namely the resurrection of Jesus. What was so great about the resurrection? Well, a few things. Let me try to make a list here: In the resurrection Jesus confirms His own divinity, and that’s very important to us. After all, if Jesus was just a prophet but not God, his words and actions would not have the ability to “save us”. The words of a purely

Recently I was informed by the Director of the Grey-Bruce Catholic School Board, Mr. O'Donnell, that as part of the new equity plan our Catholic schools will be flying pride flags throughout the month of June. As this initiative is becoming more public, I’ve been receiving many questions from parents, teachers, parishioners, and Christian leaders, regarding my involvement in this initiative and my position. Below you will find my letter to Mr. O’Donnell, clarifying my posit

Delays of love Many books could be written on the theme “The Delays of Love”. Those who are parents understand this theme very well. Parents do not gratify all of their children’s desires immediately. If they did, not only would they spoil their children, but they would also cheat them. Half of the joy of life is anticipation. If we as parents are too wise to spoil and cheat our children with immediate gratification, surely our Heavenly Father is the same. In the movie “