Homilies and Occasional Thoughts

  The other day, a parishioner whom I like and respect gave me some feedback on my preaching. He likes my homilies, but says I say too many ...

  The New York Times has a feature called “ Overlooked ,” a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths they failed to report ...

  Many of my professors were distinguished scholars, but three of them made out particularly well. One of them became Prime Minister of Cana...

  When I studied English literature, I always had trouble with the word ‘irony,’ which I could never quite define. However, I know it when...

If the pastor of one of Canada’s most affluent parishes can’t make his congregation feel guilty while preaching about the parable of Lazarus...

  People keep asking how my retreat was. No-one wants to believe that I was on holiday at a monastery! (“That’s a bit weird,” one young pa...

When I got back from two peaceful weeks at Mount Angel Abbey , I was delighted to find new lighting in the church, with energy-efficient, lo...