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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…

More and more, I’ve heard people talk about ‘vocational priests’ as if this was the future of ordained ministry in…

I have had the sad experience this past summer of too many friends dying. At a wake, the question arose…

My granddaughter has recently had her first birthday. What a gift she has been to us, bringing such love, joy,…

All summer long, I marvelled at the size and colour of the trees in Newfoundland. I don’t think I’ve ever…