August 15, 2021
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PREAMBLE NOTE: Somehow in the early morning, I landed on the readings for yesterday thinking they were for today, and did my writing based on that. Today is actually the [...]
PREAMBLE O.k., I’m going to be doing a little experiment for today’s reflection [relax, it’s not mandatory and I’ll do my best to ensure that you’re fully informed of the [...]
PREAMBLE Today’s reflection combines two entirely different themes, but not at all unrelated: (1) warnings on the rise of global tyranny and idolatry; and (2) the unfathomable mercy of God. [...]
PREAMBLE Today’s Gospel is a nice follow-up to yesterday’s reflection on Jesus’ teaching about how we should interact and deal with problems that arise in our relationships to ensure that [...]
PREAMBLE If you are among that still relatively small group of people reading my Daily Reflections, you will have noticed from time to time that I have made some statements [...]
PREAMBLE Spiritual truths and experiences are not easily communicated using symbols and words. Sometimes it is necessary to “shock” someone into the spiritual sense of things by knocking some of [...]
PREAMBLE Tell me this: If you’re standing with your back to a bright sun looking into a mirror angled at the sun, will the light reflected in the mirror – [...]
PREAMBLE Islanders rely on what they read in the Guardian and Journal-Pioneer – as well as what they hear or see on the CBC – as being true. For most [...]