June 2020

Awaken within me, O God, awaken within me your deep joy, your lasting love, your freeing peace. Awaken within me, O God, awaken within me your gentle strength, your compassionate care, your everlasting presence. Awaken within me, O God, awaken within me all that (…)
I’m the firstborn of two firstborn children. Let that sink in for a bit. Firstborns, oldest children for the most part have a certain persona about them. There are experiments and expectations that mark the journey of life. Some of us maneuver our (…)
For many weeks now because of the pandemic many of us have not been able to gather together for the celebration of the Eucharist. This has been painful for many, for others it has awakened a deeper sense of communion and still for others (…)
Here in Alberta, where the Franciscan Archives of Western Canada is located, archives across the province are celebrating Archives Week to promote awareness and access to archives. The Universal Declaration on Archives states: Archives record decisions, actions and memories. Archives are unique and irreplaceable (…)
Paralyzed. What else am I suppose to say? I am a white man – living in Canada – a free country, watching with great sadness what continues to happen to our human family not only to the south of us, but also here (…)
Fear and honour, praise and bless, give thanks and adore the Lord God Almighty in Trinity and in Unity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Creator of all. (…)