It’s a crazy story, this story of Christmas. Just think about it, think about what the story claims. It’s unbelievable! Angels appearing to old priests and young girls, to shepherds in the fields and to a man who would have done the honorable thing if he was allowed. An old woman well beyond Read more →

You’d think that Mary would have been scared out of her mind. She’s a young woman, most likely just barely into her teenage years. She’s engaged to be married but before the marriage takes place, she has a visit from an angel, Gabriel, who tells her that Read more →

Do you remember your first Christmas away from home? In my family my father made it a point to tell my brother and I, that no matter where we might be, when Christmas came, we would do our best to make it home, home being wherever my parents were at that time, which since 1972 has been Calgary. Since both my brother and I attended Read more →

Do not be afraid! Those words form the basis of our Advent theme this year and they certainly seem very fitting given all that has taken place in 2020. Of course, this year has been dominated by one story, the Covid-19 global pandemic. Read more →