Prayers, questions, and the XY problem“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” —Francis Bacon I love beautiful questions. While the saying may be true that “there’s no such thing as a st…
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Repaid in full: 9/11 and the people of HalifaxTwenty years ago, September 11, 2001, amid the the suffering and chaos that was unleashed that day, something else emerged—a torrential outpouring of k…
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How to save a life: the citizens of SamariaSomewhere, a few thousand feet beneath the waves of the South China Sea, there are a dozen or two helicopters. If an expedition came across them, they …
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A severe mercy: learning the meaning of the cross through childbirth“I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children,yet your desire shall be for your husband…” This verse from …
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That we might be crowned: the mercy, joy and grace of the Final JudgementThis week’s gospel readings include the account of the Canaanite woman who approaches Jesus to beg for her daughter’s healing. I think it is fair to sa…
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With my body I thee worship: the matrimonial gift“With this ring I thee wed; this gold and silver I thee give, with my body I thee worship and with all my worldly goods I thee endow.” In last week’s a…
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Break open the bottle: giving gifts like the MagdaleneRecently, I heard an argument that there is no such thing as a truly selfless gift. That is, a gift with no strings attached. The reason being, the arg…
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Recognizing the BelovedThe Prodigal Son in Modern Life
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We Could Be Heroes“At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice. 'I will take the Ring' he said '…
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Leonard LaRue & Room at the InnThe USCCB just voted, minutes ago as I write this, to advance the cause for canonization of Leonard LaRue. He has one of the most amazing stories you'v…
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Cap'N Crunch and True RomanceI eat CAP'N CRUNCH with Crunch Berries for breakfast. First, because it's like manna from heaven, but also because I have the palate of a 6 year old. Y…
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On Yak Shaving & A Well Lived LifeShaving the Yak Last week, I told my team, "I spent most of the day yak shaving." "Yak Shaving" is a term that is somewhat commonplace among the comput…
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