Msgr. Beaulieu – On the Weekday Gospels of the Fifth Week of Lent
Monday, March 27 – John 8:1-11 The eighth chapter of John’s Gospel takes place in the temple, and it begins and ends with an attempted stoning. At the beginning, the…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Prelude to the Lord’s Passion
This Johannine journey of faith begins in Cana of Galilee (Jn 2:1-12) and ends at a funeral in Bethany (Jn 11:1-44). Throughout those eleven chapters, incredible events are recorded:
Msgr. Beaulieu – Ash Wednesday
The Weeks Before Lent
As the calendar turns from January to February, the prospect of Ash Wednesday comes more into focus since this year, what is technically known as the Feria Quarta…
Paving the Way to Euthanasia – Part 2
Part 1 reviewed the truly compassionate Saikewics (1977) and tragically dangerous Brophy (1986) decisions that Justice Elspeth Cypher cites in her concurring opinion. She agrees that providing a lethal dose…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Quinquagesima
The Weeks Before Lent
As the calendar turns from January to February, the prospect of Ash Wednesday comes more into focus since this year, what is technically known as the Feria Quarta…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Liturgical Preparation for Lent
The Weeks Before Lent
As the calendar turns from January to February, the prospect of Ash Wednesday comes more into focus since this year, what is technically known as the Feria Quarta…
A World with Legal Suicide
In a country like Canada, which has surpassed the world in putting its citizens to death through euthanasia, how do people begin to view suicide? Promoters of assisted suicide go…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Presentation of the Lord
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (or Candlemas) occurs on February 2 or the fortieth day after Christmas. After giving birth, a woman was regarded as unclean for…
Nature and dignity 