Helen and I took 3 1/2 days to drive north from Yuma, Arizona to our recreational property near Keremeos, B.C. We were in Keremeos for about a week before returning to our home at Vanderhoof. It was an interesting winter in the south as I think I had indicated in earlier blogs posted while in … More SPIRITUAL VISION: IN SEARCH OF TRANSFIGURATION

The Supreme Court of Canada decision in “Carter” which was handed down in 2015 held to be invalid certain provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada that prohibited assistance in taking one’s own life where the assistance was rendered by a physician and where: The person seeking assistance is a competent adult who clearly consents … More EUTHANASIA: THE SLIPPERY SLOPE

Lent might be viewed as the alarm clock on your bedside table. It is meant to wake you up. For many years, in fact for most of my life, the importance of an awakening was lost in the daily shuffle of accommodating myself to the realities of the material world with little serious consideration given … More AN AWAKENING

Helen and I have just returned from a walk in the desert this morning and used the time to discuss an appropriate topic for this blog. Our discussion centered on the issue of “rules” within the context of our faith tradition which is a particularly timely subject given the advent of Lent and the rules … More ENGAGING THE SPIRIT

As I sit at my desk putting this blog together, and waiting for the sun to warm things up a little so that Helen and I can get out and play a little golf, I reflect on comments that Fr John Friel made this morning at Mass about living in the moment. His comments have … More LIVING IN THE MOMENT

As I sit in the relative comfort of our abode at Yuma, Arizona listening to the desert winds howling outside our door, I think of the coming of Lent and the call of the Holy Spirit to each of us to spend some time this Lent with Jesus. It is a good time for us … More AN ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS

One of the significant revelations of the Alpha Course for me when I first participated in it in 2001 came from Nicky Gumbo. He illustrated the Kingdom in chart form to demonstrate that the period of history that we live in now is markedly distinct from the period preceding the birth of Christ but not … More HAS YOUR KINGDOM COME?

Our lives if they are to be meaningful and productive spiritually require that we pay particular attention to the platform upon which we live out our daily lives. The lure of materialism has no doubt been with us since the beginning but in our modern technological culture, in the age of “throw-a-way” many people are … More TO CHOOSE TO LOVE

As we gaze around us today the temptation may be to throw in the towel. The ooze of evil permeates our modern culture much like ice can permeate the ground making the surface slippery and passage dangerous. This is of no small significance to all of us as we are pilgrims struggling to find and … More Are you a living Gospel?

Sharon and Rob [names are fictional] had been married about 7 years. Lately, Sharon’s mother had noticed some strains in their marriage. She thought the time was about right to have a chat with her daughter so she called her and arranged to take her for lunch the following day. They met the next day … More IS IT THE RIGHT TIME?