Monthly Archives: December 2013

This peace concept is fragile.  Some days I sense that peace is enclosed in a glass jar and that if the one holding it is careless that it will be dropped and shattered into a thousand sharp shards.  Other days … Continue reading →

Shalom! Peace be with you. Today is the Second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Peace. Once again we have the inspiring readings from the Old Testament. Isaiah’s words about the stump of Jesse promise hope and … Continue reading →

The first week of Advent draws to a close. Hope will joined by peace tomorrow. Today, I spent quiet time throughout the day, catching up on a number of things I needed to do. I attended mass and stayed afterwards … Continue reading →

What does hanging on to hope mean to you? This first week of Advent is about hope. I have been struggling with forgiving someone in my life. I do not get to that place often. I keep thinking about Madiba … Continue reading →

  As I switched off my computer today at work, a photo of Nelson Mandela flitted over the screen when I clicked out of my email. I had automatically clicked the browser closed but a sinking feeling came over me … Continue reading →

“Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of the people he will take away from all the earth…this is the Lord for whom we have waited let us be glad and rejoice.” … Continue reading →

In today’s Gospel reading, seventy disciples return with joy and tell Jesus all that they had done. I am sure Jesus was tickled at their enthusiasm. As I drove home tonight, I was telling Jesus about what had happened too … Continue reading →

Today’s Gospel is about a man who knows his place. He knows his power and translates it into understanding Christ’s. He knows what Jesus is capable of doing and that tells me that he has a good sense of self. … Continue reading →

Today is the Advent Sunday known as Hope Sunday. In a few days, we will be remembering the 1989 Montreal Massacre. Shortly after will be the one-year anniversary of the Newtown shootings. Perhaps as we begin Advent, it is good … Continue reading →