Monthly Archives: December 2011

This week involves last minute Christmas shopping. Everyone has one last gift to find. Before entering the Legion, I tended to get most gifts in November but would inevitably forget someone. We want to make everyone we care about happy. … Continue reading →

I heard a priest the other day say that we are experiencing a winter time in the Church. He cited low Mass attendance, few vocations, confusion on important doctrine and a lack of prophetic witnesses as signs of this winter. … Continue reading →

Eight high school girls spent the night at our house so as to get up with us at 4:00 am on Saturday morning, (yes, I said 4:00 am on a Saturday morning) so as to do what is now known … Continue reading →

“Let us keep before our eyes this great thought- everything in this world comes to an end, whether it be prosperity or adversity. Eternity alone never ends.” (St. Alfonsus Ligouri) I recently had dinner with several families and we had … Continue reading →

Since Advent is here, I thought I would simply celebrate some of the things that make it great to be Catholic (and to promote a little evangelization as well.) Believe it or not, the word ‘holiday’ is Catholic. Of course … Continue reading →

“In prosperity, our friends know us. In adversity, we know our friends” ― G.K. Chesterton During my six years of studying in Rome, occasionally I would get a little sick and have to miss a few days of classes. Seminarians … Continue reading →

“I’m not a baby anymore!” Meet Jenny. She’s an eighth grader whose parents have just given her a curfew of 10pm for tonight’s plan with her friends. Jenny is 5’ 6”, a tall drink of water for her age, and … Continue reading →

There are some things you can’t google. There are questions that you can’t answer by plugging them into a search engine. I remember when Ask Jeeves was first up and running, and I “asked”, “What’s the meaning of life?” The … Continue reading →

This morning I had to help 4 Calgarians to get to the priestly ordinations. I got to their hotel and we were on the Metro when they suggested a little stop before St John Latern. They were only going to be … Continue reading →

“There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know him and to speak to others of our friendship with him.” (Pope Benedict XVI) The … Continue reading →