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With ongoing church decline, coupled with the behavioural changes consequent to almost two years of living with COVID-19 restrictions, the…

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

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

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

Over the years, I have watched a lot of grandparents take their grandchildren to church with them. Often, they do…

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My…

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

That’s something that I often wonder: what am I doing as the editor of a tri-diocesan newspaper? I’m especially thinking…

When I was a kid I remember watching sitcoms on Friday night. The original “Full House” was on in those…

Every once in a while I get a little smug. One of my offspring will randomly shock me with their…