Chaplain’s Corner Padre Andrew Whitman It’s Cold. So cold I dread leaving the nice warm ice-rink to go outside. The other morning, I left my keys in the office door for a minute to plug in my car and grab my bag, and the temperature plummeted to -40°C before I got in the door. As though the air itself rushed in to warm its frostbitten hands around the hearth fire of my pocket-temperature keys, andRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Marcin Rosinski Sometimes when we pray, we also embrace those moments we wish would not exist. None of us wants to experience pain, but we cannot always avoid it. Our body, mind and spirit affect the way we pray. If we are struggling with miseries and disasters of any type we can certainly expect that they will adversely affect our prayers. No one wants to feel empty and lifeless when he/she prays,Read More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Andrew Whitman, CD This is a question often asked. It is a question I have had to answer for myself: before serving as chaplain, I was a gunner, and did a tour in Kandahar. Could I be there and support that mission knowing that people would be killed as a result of my actions? Could I reconcile my faith with my profession as a soldier? If the answer to this question isRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Zibby Jonczyk It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and it is time for many of our kids to go back to school. It is that time of the year we tend to welcome with mixed emotions. Another summer is almost over. Days are getting shorter; the nights are drawing in faster, and although we can still feel the warmth of sun on our skin, that cool morning breezeRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Zibby Jonczyk What do you desire? In the last few years my wife and I have enjoyed watching Netflix series together. We will pick one and watch a few episodes on the weekends or occasionally in the evenings after work. It gives us the opportunity to unwind, laugh together and sometimes discuss some very interesting topics. The latest of those series was called Lucifer, the story of THAT fallen angel, who beingRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Jacques Tremblay Summer is here and during this season will come time for vacation and for some a new posting. What are your plans for this summer? Perhaps the most important thing is not what you will do but how you are going to be during this period. In other words, how will you maintain or recover good moral this summer, whether at work, with your family, on vacation or in theRead More