Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

Since this is Father’s Day, I find myself thinking about my Dad and the lessons he taught me.   It wasn’t hard to decide the most impor...

It has been a great joy to have spent the last five days with Ralph Martin.   He was here for our Parish Mission—you can read about it i...

The readings today are extraordinarily rich. The first reading is the dramatic story of the birthday of the Church. The marvel of the ...

Many years ago I wrote the story of my vocation for the B.C. Catholic. I showed it to my Mom and asked how she liked it. “It’s ve...

Fortunately for the parish, I’m a fairly cautious pastor. The rather wild banner we produced for Project Advance this year is about ...

When I was a kid, one of the most popular TV game shows was called Truth or Consequences. It was so popular that a small town in the Sta...

Our 'Easter Event' on Thursday night was a great success. The meeting room was packed with an overflow crowd. But what stood o...