

Where is Your Heart?
The reading this week comes from the gospel of Mark. It begins with a dialogue on divorce but then the focus is on the children in Jesus’...


Pass the Salt Please
Today’s reading from Mark’s gospel reminds us to expand our circle of healing and inspiration beyond our own communities. The disciples...


True Greatness
The reading we hear this week from Mark’s gospel is said to be one of those great moments where the disciples struggle to understand who...


The God We Need
In the reading we hear today from Mark’s gospel, Jesus and the disciples are in the district around Caesarea Philippi, where Herod the...


Bread
Our reading this week from John’s gospel comes right after Jesus fed 5000 people and now they are hungry again. Since they were fed by...


Small Things Matter
In our reading this week from John’s Gospel Jesus is followed by a large crowd. As the day comes to an end and it is growing dark, Jesus...


“Rest, Relaxation and Renewal”
It’s summertime and we are in one of the warmest months of the year here in Canada. For manythat means vacation time. Time to get away...


Reflections on God’s Creation
The famous opening words of the Bible in the Old Testament, set the scene for all that is to come: In the beginning God created the...


Hospitality, Sometimes in Unexpected Places
Jesus’ life has been a continuous flurry of activity as he moves from one event to the next. All are amazed at his miracles and the...


The Power of a Touch
Our gospel reading this week is a story of two women who are healed. Both are anonymous, one named by a condition and the other by a...