Living Sacrifices

Living Sacrifices

by | Jun 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

True worship is not just prayer time but obedient service with our whole life. Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (Jn 14:15). And Romans 12:1 exhorts us, “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a...
Signs of Hope

Signs of Hope

by | May 31, 2024 | Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters,  May grace and peace be yours!  Yes, we are gifted with the peace that the world can’t give—the peace that comes from knowing we are loved and that we are part of Christ’s own body and have his own Spirit living in us. The Spirit that raised...
Oh, Canada: Grateful for Opportunities to Serve

Oh, Canada: Grateful for Opportunities to Serve

by | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog

Dear Friends,  I want to write this month about the blessed opportunities we have had to serve our Canadian brothers and sisters for so many years now and all the interconnecting relationships we have there that work for the kingdom.   Way back in the early 1980s, the...
The Radical Nature of Our Catholic Faith

The Radical Nature of Our Catholic Faith

by | Jan 6, 2024 | Blog

Bishop Juan Hervas, a founder of the Cursillo Movement, said one significant thing weakening the Catholic Church today is a minimalist interpretation of the Gospel: It asks from people less than Jesus asks and offers to people less than Jesus offers. That’s not the...
Serving the Priests and People of Australia

Serving the Priests and People of Australia

by | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters,  Unexpectedly, this year has become my busiest ever, and this fall particularly so. I try to discern carefully what I can and should do and what I can’t and shouldn’t do. Sometimes, the calendar itself decides, but often not. And when I’m...