Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
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Our BTSW Christmas Card: Lead, Kindly Light — Beyond These Stone Walls
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The weary world rejoices
As we wait for Christmas and for a vaccine, I'm reminded that the most beautiful birth in history happened in a place literally mired in crap.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast at age of 76
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Contraception, Abortion, Homosexuality — How the ‘Law of Moral Compromise’ is Eroding Our Foundation| National Catholic Register
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Once feared as Vatican meddling, Catholic ideas could help America move forward
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Editorial: Put on the brakes
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Quebec government tightens screws on COVID scofflaws by imposing $1,000 fines
A Message We Should All Hear and Heed in These Stressful Days of the COVID Pandemic
This is a post written by an Office Administrator at a school in Cornwall, Ontario.
This is what happened when I got home tonight. I cried. I cried at work yesterday. I also cried 3 different times last night after getting home from work. I am an Office Administrator at an elementary school and this is how my day has gone. I'm crying because the work and expectations that have been put upon us with the added ridiculous time frames are overwhelming. I'm crying because I am having to answer the phone and hear the concerns and frustrations of parents who are upset at the policies put in place to protect their children while they are at school. I'm crying because I have to call home for a child who is sick and risk getting yelled at because I have now inconvenienced a parent who has to get a COVID test for their child. I'm crying because I have been told to get my shit together because a policy has changed and someone doesn't agree (I didn't change the policy, I am just following the policy). I am crying because I have 400 children and 50 staff to help try and keep healthy & illness-free during a Pandemic yet parents continue to send their children to school sick (regardless if it is just a cold and not COVID - you shouldn't send them anyway!). So the next time you answer the phone and it is one of the school office staff calling, please remember that he/she has probably already been yelled at, spoken down to, and just right out disrespected and is already nervous about calling home again for a student. We know it can be an inconvenience, we know you may have to cancel plans, we understand that you may need a few minutes to make a phone call to get Grandpa or Grandma or a neighbour to pick them up - we are human too. A simple thank you for calling will suffice and a smile at the door when you pick up your baby. Remember I am the one who also comforts your child when they fall and need ice and a funny story to turn their day around or a bandaid and a hug to get rid of the tears because they scraped their knee. I also reassure your child when they are crying because they forgot their lunch and life is now over. I'm the person who makes sure your child gets their medication at lunch or helps to checks their blood sugar before they eat. I also stay with your child at the end of the day when they missed the bus or someone hasn't come to pick them up yet and they now think they have to sleep at the school! We wear many hats in the office and many times we work in the shadows going unnoticed. Be kind and be thankful that there is someone looking out for your child when you can't be there with them.
30 September, 2020
Space Creatures and the Catholic Church
Space Creatures and the Catholic Church| National Catholic Register:
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Growing in Reverence of the Blessed Sacrament
Growing in Reverence of the Blessed Sacrament
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Catholic Bioethicist Warns Against Gene-Editing Experiments
25 June, 2020
Everywhere Statues Are Torn Down By The Mob, People Are Next
Everywhere Statues Are Torn Down By The Mob, People Are Next:
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Finding a ‘Wizard of Oz’ lesson in Pope Francis
Finding a ‘Wizard of Oz’ lesson in Pope Francis:
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Why It’s Important To Push Back On ‘Plandemic’—And How To Do It
Why It’s Important To Push Back On ‘Plandemic’—And How To Do It:
05 May, 2020
New report finds nonreligious people face stigma and discrimination
New report finds nonreligious people face stigma and discrimination:
How the Plagues of Egypt Exposed False Gods & Revealed the Truth
How the Plagues of Egypt Exposed False Gods & Revealed the Truth:
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Pope: Faith is shared with others or it’s not faith
Pope: Faith is shared with others or it’s not faith:
24 April, 2020
Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic
Priests seek ways to anoint the sick during coronavirus pandemic:
20 April, 2020
Pope warns of danger in online Masses
Pope warns of danger in online Masses:
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A new Catholic legal doctrine
A new Catholic legal doctrine:
13 April, 2020
Virginia pastor who held packed church service dies of coronavirus
Virginia pastor who held packed church service dies of coronavirus:
Pope: Coronavirus Crisis Forces Us to Choose Between Life and Love of Money
Pope: Coronavirus Crisis Forces Us to Choose Between Life and Love of Money:
12 April, 2020
‘Plan for the worst and hope for the best’: Canada’s funeral industry in upheaval as coronavirus deaths mount
‘Plan for the worst and hope for the best’: Canada’s funeral industry in upheaval as coronavirus deaths mount - The Globe and Mail:
11 April, 2020
Pope leads 'Way of the Cross' service in deserted St. Peter's Square
Pope leads 'Way of the Cross' service in deserted St. Peter's Square:
10 April, 2020
Raymond De Souza: In this time of lament, a prayer for the people
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After a Holy Week disrupted by death, an honest Easter
After a Holy Week disrupted by death, an honest Easter:
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalls priests dying amid pandemic
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalls priests dying amid pandemic:
08 April, 2020
Robert P. George: We must be 'firm in our resistance' to discrimination in COVID crisis
Robert P. George: We must be 'firm in our resistance' to discrimination in COVID crisis:
06 April, 2020
As coronavirus death rates multiply, these monks are giving away caskets
As coronavirus death rates multiply, these monks are giving away caskets:
Australia's highest court to judge cardinal's abuse appeal
Australia's highest court to judge cardinal's abuse appeal:
02 April, 2020
Australian High Court to issue Cardinal Pell decision next week
Australian High Court to issue Cardinal Pell decision next week:
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30 March, 2020
Why Catholics Can Believe in Evolution: Adam and Eve Were Given Souls
Why Catholics Can Believe in Evolution: Adam and Eve Were Given Souls:
Why Catholics Can Believe in Evolution: Part I: God's Gift of the Periodic Table - Catholic Stand
Why Catholics Can Believe in Evolution: Part I: God's Gift of the Periodic Table - Catholic Stand:
29 March, 2020
Jesus is resolute in the face of death. Are we?
Jesus is resolute in the face of death. Are we? | America Magazine:
27 March, 2020
Full text from Pope Francis’ homily for the special ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing
Full text from Pope Francis’ homily for the special ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing:
The Moral Meaning of the Plague: The latest column from David Brooks of the NYTimes
Opinion | The Moral Meaning of the Plague - The New York Times:
26 March, 2020
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 25
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Doctors consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients
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25 March, 2020
What does the Bible say about quarantine?
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Finding the ‘Common Good’ in a Pandemic
Opinion | Finding the ‘Common Good’ in a Pandemic - The New York Times:
24 March, 2020
A pastoral letter from +Michael Mulhall, Archbishop of Kingston and Apostolic Administrator of Pembroke
Fourth Sunday of of
March 22, 2020
The cancellation of our public Easter celebrations is difficult to imagine; yet, it is a clause that will most likely be in effect. Our Holy Father has provided guidance and assistance for the life of our faith in these days. The bishops of Ontario will continue to help each other and the Archdiocese / diocese will provide guidance in the coming days and weeks for the life of faith, as well as the financial concerns of our parishes.
Archbishop of Kingston
Apostolic Admin of Pembroke
The Lord is my shepherd: I have no lack of anything. * *
On fresh grass, he makes me rest. He leads me to the quiet waters
and makes me relive; * he leads me by the right path for the honour of his name.
If I go through the ravines of death, I fear no evil, * for you are with me: your stick guides and reassures me.
You prepare the table for me in front of my enemies; * you spread the perfume on my head, my cup is full.
Grace and happiness accompany me all the days of my life; * I will live in the house of the Lord for the duration of my days.
23 March, 2020
Opinion | Where Is God in a Pandemic?
Opinion | Where Is God in a Pandemic? - The New York Times:
21 March, 2020
Matrimony Amid Coronavirus: Couples Face Small Ceremonies, Postponement
At least 18 priests are killed by coronavirus in Italy | Be safe brothers... be safe!
At least 18 priests are killed by coronavirus in Italy | Daily Mail Online:
20 March, 2020
Praying the Stations of the Cross Amidst COVID-19
Praying the Stations of the Cross Amidst COVID-19:
18 March, 2020
Churches, other non-profit organizations look for help as they prepare for COVID-19 donation crunch | National Post
Parishes of the Upper Pontiac
Churches, other non-profit organizations look for help as they prepare for COVID-19 donation crunch | National Post
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My thoughts in these difficult times.
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Archdiocese of Washington Announcement Regarding Coronavirus - Archdiocese of Washington
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Archdiocese of Washington Announcement Regarding Coronavirus - Archdiocese of Washington
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Opinion | God vs. Coronavirus
Opinion | God vs. Coronavirus - The New York Times
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God and goal: Catholic priests and seminarians compete in 13th annual Vatican soccer tournament
God and goal: Catholic priests and seminarians compete in 13th annual Vatican soccer tournament - Religion News Service:
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God can work in mysterious ways, turning ill fortune to good and good luck to bad.
We lack God's perspective to know which way things will turn out and so all we can do is pray and place our trust that He will work things out according to what's best for us from His point of view.