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Carry 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 MoreTeresa Pierre on Bill 13 (Gay Straight Alliance Clubs in Catholic Schools)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAnQCe7GGOQ
On February 5th, 2013, Saint Gabriel’s Newsroom interviewed Teresa Pierre of Parents as First Educators regarding Bill 13 which was passed in June of 2012 (The Accepting Schools Act). This bill forces Catholic schools to allow gay straight alliance clubs.
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.
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