Recently, I discovered a clip from the television show, E.R. It showed a man facing the end of life with the burden of a perceived sin causing him great anxiety. He shares his distress with a so called spiritual councilor who cannot respond to his need for absolution, He states at […]

The Beatitudes represent the opening lines of the Sermon on the Mount, which St. Matthew places as Jesus’ first major speech within his ministry. Each of the Beatitudes begins with the word “Blessed”, as in “Blessed are the poor in spirit” or “Blessed are the meek”. The word “blessed” does not quite capture […]

Some of you may remember January 28th 1988: it was that awful day in which the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment on the Morgentaler Case, thereby removing the abortion provision from the criminal code. I was working on my Masters back then, and I was sure the judgment wouldn’t last. Well […]

Welcome to all those attending the Faith Enrichment evenings being held at St. Mary parish in Greenfield Park, as well as all those who can’t make it but want to follow the evenings “at a distance” over the Internet. You can find copies of the Powerpoint slides, as well as audio files for the […]

It has been said that there are certain anniversaries that nobody likes celebrating. While here in Canada some mused about changing the abortion law (or lack of it), the debate is heating up in the UK, especially since this past Saturday October 27th was the 40th anniversary of the law on abortion in England. […]

The National Post currently has an ongoing “Fixing Canada Series”, in which a number of prominent writers are being asked a simple question: If you had the power to change a single thing about Canada, what would it be?Raymond de Souza recounts the different proposals in today’s Post.  Among them it is worthwhile reading Michael Coren’s impassioned plea to […]

Pro-lifers (including myself obviously) often ask “what’s the difference between killing a baby when it’s in the womb and killing it when it isn’t?”.
The Onion has the answer. Of course, the article is a satire. But the truth is that many people do see the in-womb fetus as some sort of sub-human, alien life form […]

I recently had the chance to read a book lent to me by Professor Lucian Turcescu, a colleage at Concordia University (love the bow tie, Lucian). It is based on his doctoral thesis, and is entitled Gregory of Nyssa and the Concept of Divine Persons. While his work is necessarily quite technical, the […]

The sacrament of reconciliation is not only the confession of your sins but it’s also the confession of God’s love and infinite mercy.

Why does God dislike pride so much? Perhaps we may have a clue.