On Valentine’s Day I received a card from some whom I love and respect very much. In the card there was a reflection which stated, “One could/should have every day of the year full of Love. In 2020 we get one extra day. (…)
February 2020
As I sit down to write some reflections for this week there is a group of teenagers outside my door playing cards waiting for their retreat to begin. I am taken back to my teen years and the gift of a weekend retreat (…)
The word light is once again a central image in the readings this weekend. Is it not a great gift and wisdom of the church to offer us this image emerging in Advent, bursting forth at Christmas and then lingering throughout these winter (…)
Fr. Alphonse Claude-Laboissiere served as a chaplain during the Second World War from 1941-1945. Here he is pictured standing to the far right of the photo along with other military personnel. The photograph was taken on Feb 24, 1943, likely when Fr. Alphonse was (…)
February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The Liturgy begins with this line: “Forty days have passed since we celebrated the joyful feast of the Nativity of the Lord.” Forty days ago, many of us were gathered at table with (…)
