5th Sunday of Lent – April 6, 2025

John’s gospel about the woman who was caught in adultery has always stopped me in my tracks. It is frequently included among the gospels that show God’s forgiveness, that Jesus prioritizes mercy rather than punishment.
What Does God See When He Looks at You?

What if God isn’t waiting for you to be perfect – but calling you to start anew?
Kevin Donelson in Tanzania

Last summer I was at Kevin’s house for dinner, and I mentioned that it would be great if he were to come for a visit to Tanzania. A few months later, he informed me that he was coming for three weeks.
Solidarity Sunday – April 6, 2025

Donating to the Share Lent Campaign this Solidarity Sunday helps empower communities in the Global South with social, economic and ecological resilience. Fairer, stronger and greener communities make countries less vulnerable to indebtedness.
4th Sunday of Lent – March 30, 2025

God’s love is never something that we deserve or can earn…it is a free gift.
Coming Home

Discerning God’s will for our lives, or our vocation is in a real sense a “coming home” – but not to one or another particular set of circumstances, however they may “check off” off our boxes.
Last Synoptic Gospels & Acts Class

For the first time, I taught a class at Jordan University College, where our seminarians study Philosophy and Theology.
Dinner & Discernment – March 29

Dinner & Discernment is an invitation to share a meal within our religious community at St. Mary’s in Kitchener.
Vocation News – Come & See!

A thought-provoking Come & See weekend and a new website, we have Vocation News!
3rd Sunday of Lent – March 23, 2025

Calling on the grace of God, we too, like the fig tree, will be given a reprieve; an opportunity to live in love, to bear fruit.