When was the last time you held someone’s hand? On one beautiful morning, as I was setting up for the celebration of the noon Mass in the hospital chapel, three visitors came in and sat down quietly. I noticed that they were holding hands.

The Bible Book(s)/ Chapter(s) to read each day for Week 9: Sunday, Aug. 4 to Saturday, Aug. 10.

Moving day, for most of us, might not be our favourite. Usually full of chaos and hard work, stress and mess, it’s something we put up with rather than look forward to.

Readings for week 8: Sunday, July 28 to Saturday, Aug. 3

The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day for week 7: Sunday, July 21 to Saturday, July 27, 2024.

The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day for week 6: Sunday, July 14 to Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week.

Readings for Week 3: Sunday, June 23 to Saturday, June 29, 2024

My mother was an eager learner, but with little patience for pretence. She’d recount her dismay at asking a school teacher about the dogma of the Trinity, only to be shut down by being told: “It’s a mystery,” as if to say: "You can’t ask or learn about this; you must accept it without question." This she could not do, because she loved God. Her mind never gave up but always went further, equally willing to learn from her little children’s questions and from the lectures of her Basilian professors. (She appreciated having studied with professors of the calibre of Fr. Henry Carr). She delighted in learning, listening and talking about the mystery of the Trinity.

Readings for week 3: Sunday, June 23 to Saturday, June 29, 2024