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Are You Too Afraid To Live?
I was about to ride a snowmobile up a ramp onto a pick up truck for the first time. “I’m afraid,” I admitted to my friend. “I want you to be afraid,” he replied. Fear warns us of danger. It is supposed to make us alert and cautious, and, to that extent, it is good.
Read MoreWordly Pleasures Will End
My son Matthew is 3 ½ years old and, like most little children, he is enthralled with the world around him. Books on a shelf, stuff in drawers, cans in a cupboard and similar things fascinate him. He points to each item and asks, “What’s that?”
Read MoreCarry your Cross!
As I get older, I see that all of our earthly lives involve some form of tragedy: We must work at jobs we dislike. We are forced out of our jobs. Our spouses are unfaithful. We grow old. We loose our hair. Our teeth fall out. Our feet turn purple. We live in chronic pain. Our children rarely visit.
Read MoreSede Vacante!
Cardinals around the world are heading to Rome to prepare for the next Conclave. One hundred and thirteen are currently in Rome, and there are still a few that haven’t arrived yet. Our own Cardinal Collins from Toronto will be in attendance, as well as Canadian Cardinal Ouellett.
Read MoreIt’s Time for Many of Us to Grow Up!
In my final year of University, I was 24 years old and living in residence. I befriended a 17 year old named Steve. During one of our frequent conversations, I had referred to myself as an adult…
Read MoreTime Flies, Remember Death
I’m a Knight of Columbus. One of our mottos is, “Time flies, remember death.” In eternity, there is no time, as we understand it on earth. There is just the ever-present now.
Read MoreConfronting the Darkness Within
We all seem to have an “enemy” that we can think of as evil and blame for our problems or the problems in the world.
Read MoreDr. Harvey Speaks at Pro-Life Banquet
Thunder Bay Students for Life recently hosted the Second Annual Respect for Life Banquet at the Columbus Centre in Thunder Bay. This pro-life event had a good turnout, with people represented from all age groups. Joseph Wenzell and Alexandra Calnan, the event organizers, were very pleased with the success of the event.
Read MorePope Benedict XVI resigns!
Pope Benedict the XVI plans to resign from the Chair of Peter February 28th, 2013. This is a surprise to me and to many. In Pope Benedicts letter, he reveals that his strength of body and mind has deteriorated.
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