State Chaplain’s Message
John The Baptist’s ‘Advent’ Time In the Gospel of Mark, we hear John the Baptist, proclaiming: “One who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.” John the Baptist, as the herald of the coming Messiah, can certainly be recognized …
Divisiveness Eased by Open Minds I recently included this message in Saskatoon’s Columbian Magazine, but I thought it would be good for others to hear the message as well. Last year, Pope Francis promulgated a new encyclical called ‘Fratelli tutti’ or ‘Brothers and sisters all.’ In it, he encourages the entire world to re-evaluate their …
The Importance of Returning to God’s Church Recently, I have had two different but related ideas running through my mind. The first is the great importance of encouraging our Parish members to return to participation in the Mass, each Sunday, as declining concern regarding Covid eases the need for the Sunday Mass Dispensation. And …
Worldly Service done for Spiritual Reasons Near the end of the School year, I gave a Retreat for the Grade 8 and 9 class at St. Gabriel School in Biggar. I have done this each year, mainly, because the Grade 9 students are moving on to the public system for the rest of their High …
Those Who Trust in the Lord Will Find New Strength The Book of Isaiah, referring to God, tells us, “He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall …
Some Thoughts on Leadership Several years ago, when I served as State Deputy, I gave books as Christmas gifts to all my District Deputies and Program Directors. These books were filled with spiritual thoughts that I hoped would help them in their duties to the Order. I kept copies for myself, little knowing how helpful …
