Opinion

I want to wish you a very blessed Advent, and a Merry Christmas. It’s been another year full of ups and downs, and we are ...

We often speak of the difference between ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality.’ As an individual ordained to serve the Lord and the Church, it is impossible to ...

Christmas is a word that has cultural as well as spiritual meaning. Store shelves are beginning to fill with toys and other items marketed around ...

When I was growing up in Chance Cove, Trinity Bay, I decided I wanted to become a doctor. At the age of ten, I broke ...

The simple statement: “In the beginning God” (Genesis 1:1a) suggests at least three negative statements. First, it denies atheism. Atheism is the view that God does ...

Over the years, I have watched a lot of grandparents take their grandchildren to church with them. Often, they do so apologetically, saying, “If I ...

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness, how the time has ...

The season of winter doesn’t officially begin until December 21st, but by late October or early November, we are beginning to feel the bite of ...

That’s something that I often wonder: what am I doing as the editor of a tri-diocesan newspaper? I’m especially thinking about it right now because ...

In August of this year, my wife and I made our way to Trepassey. We checked in to the local hotel and settled in for ...