Has the advent of Lent caught you unaware again? I know; the intellectual response to Lent for many is to sigh and ponder the inconvenience of fasting, increased prayer and alms giving. Can’t we maintain our commitment to God without having to undergo this annual ritual? Can’t Easter hurry up and happen? Don’t I already … More UNLOCKING INTIMACY

You’ve got to hand it to the old serpent. He’s devilishly clever. He’ll create an idol out of anything provided we can be tempted to drift towards it and he’ll custom tailor it for each of us. It’s no longer likely to be a golden calf. After all that doesn’t really fit with our modern … More SLIPPING INTO IDOLATRY

Discovering the love of the Father for me as one of His children is winning the lottery. Of course, God’s love has always been there. That’s why I exist. What hasn’t always been there however is my realization that all that is important in this life and in the next is tied to my “relationship” with … More DISCOVERING MY SPIRITUAL DNA

The New Evangelization contemplates New Ardour, New Method and New Expression. In the Parish setting, the task is always to determine what that might look like. St Joseph’s Parish at Vanderhoof.B.C., a small rural community in the central interior of the Province of British Columbia, is tackling that very question as the community moves into … More THE ROAD TO DISCIPLESHIP

In the spiritual realm, human kind, left to its own resources, stumbles along without a compass lost in the wilderness of life trying to perceive, never mind locate, a path suitable for travel. Clarity remains elusive and the daily encounters with others offered by life is often uninspired by anything other than self interest. In … More DISPELLING THE DARKNESS

If you are a Christian in search of a relationship with the Lord of the Universe, you have already gently touched the hand of God for you would not have embarked on the search but for the stirrings deep within you facilitated by God’s Spirit. In a secular world, where we may be preoccupied with … More GRASPING THE HAND OF GOD

Those of you who have been following my blogs over the last couple of years will notice an emphasis on “relationships” particularly the relationship with the triune God. Helen and I are on a journey seeking ways to effectively introduce others to the Creator of the Universe. We are currently looking at ways to foster … More STIRRING THE WATERS OF DISCERNMENT

For Christians who have become serious about their faith and moved beyond the cultural, the terrain ahead appears challenging indeed. We have embraced the basics of our faith tradition but now what? The temptation is to park one’s self on a comfortable side road and watch the traffic go by. But here’s the thing. This … More PUSHING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

It was no doubt God’s intention, when spreading the seeds of His kingdom, that his future disciples would be sown in environments in proximity to others with whom they could build relationships. God counts on his disciples to witness to their faith by way of relational evangelism. It’s all about utilizing that first threshold of … More THE RELATIONSHIP BRIDGE AND THE GOSPEL

As Christians who authentically pursue the goal of discipleship, we know that success in this venture requires attention to our “interior life” for a well developed interior life reinforces the “vessel” of clay spoken about by St Paul in today’s reading [2 Corinthians 4: 7-15]. Refurbishing our interior life permits each of us to more … More PRESERVING THE TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS