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Cut Off from Me, You Can Do Nothing Called to Care, Not to Kill – a Pastoral Letter on Assisted Suicide In the parable of the Vine and the Branches, Jesus teaches us that we are one community, one family and one society.  We live in a world where any...

Edward Tuthill was one of the first people to welcome me to St. Mary’s. I remember his firm, warm handshake and the encouragement and twist of humour in his words. I loved the banter between him and Sadie and how, whenever I would go over to the confessional, they seemed...

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Everything about our humanity speaks of being open. All our senses open us out to the big world out there, to both people and things. Our spiritual faculties are the same. We stunt our own growth if our minds and hearts are not open. Openness brings risks, of course. When...

“He has risen; He is not here.” These words of the angel are much more than information. They put into words the hallmark of all God’s saving ways with us. Isaac was to be sacrificed, but when Abraham’s knife eventually fell, Isaac wasn’t there. He had risen from the altar...

Sooner or later, every human being, no matter who they are, will have to come to the Crucified Christ. As Creator and Redeemer of all, He alone is the Judge of what we each have done in our lives and of who we have become as a result. That’s true...