This past week has been a tough week for us in here in Canada. Not only do we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic we also were dealt the blow of home-grown terror with the killings in Nova Scotia. These two very different (…)
April 2020
An entry from the St. Anthony’s College 1943-1944 yearbook, recalls a scarlet fever outbreak at the school: April 30 – Flash! Stand by for news! Scarlet fever epidemic strikes College. Five, ten, fifteen down; one teacher is of the number. Quarantine, temporary suspension of (…)
The Upper Room of Easter has often intrigued me. What was like to be huddled together? What was going through the minds of the clan which were together? Were they sharing stories? Lost in grief? Hopefully holding onto words from the past? Were they (…)
I have long been leading the Blessing Before Meals in our family. Long before I joined the Friars I was writing these prayers or crafting ones from the lines of good pray-ers for all types of celebrations. I continue to this day to write (…)
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb… Mary Magdalene stood weeping outside the tomb… “Why are you weeping?”… “Sir if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him…” (…)
Then and Now The sun cascades across the barren park, the swings no longer move to and fro, the steps locked up, the slides sealed shut, passersby look on and wonder. The sun cascades across the barren garden, the flowers frozen in this time, (…)
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Easter! May our hearts be in celebration on this Easter day, for Christ has risen! At the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic that is costing the lives of so many women and men across the globe—and forcing billions (…)
Let us pray also for all those who suffer the consequences of the current pandemic, that God the Father may grant health to the sick, strength to those who care for them, comfort to families and salvation to all the victims who have (…)
There is something that is very special about being in university ministry. Every year, in the fall, you must begin anew. Those students you relied upon the most to support the various programs are probably the ones who graduated and are no longer (…)
The phone rings. “Hello, Guylain?” “Hello, my friend. How are you?” “So-so.” We are 500 metres from each other and can’t see each other. “Imagine, here we are in Lent and there is no one in the Old City. Isn’t that incredible?” “What’s (…)
