Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

A parishioner came to me recently with a sincere request. “I want to know more about my faith. And I want to help my wife and childre...

It would take a much more talented writer than I to describe the liturgy last night at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Victoria.  The music w...

Since the Gospel today has a very serious message, I thought I would start with a joke.   But since nothing funny came to mind, I go...

I spent last week listening to some remarkable people.  The best known to Catholics is Father Robert Barron , the creator of the " Cat...

Desert Island Discs is one of the longest-running programs on the BBC. Each week different celebrities are asked to choose eight recordi...

I used to be a waiter at a fancy North Vancouver restaurant called the Black Sheep. It was located in an old church, although I don’t th...