Arise! Shine, for your light has come,
the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.
The Epiphany Of The Lord
Posted in CHRISTMAS
Author: Rod Minns
A retired Catholic teacher with a freelance writing stint, I love playing the best game on earth, hockey, or paddling kayaks on a river, lake, or ocean. My home is in the heart of Christ, held in the arms of His Mother who accompanies me when I receive the Eucharist. My seven kids range from 21 to 38 years old.
Let Us Go Now To Bethlehem
Posted in CHRISTMAS
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb…
The Triumphant Holy Innocents
Posted in CHRISTMAS
Thus says the Lord: In Ramah is heard the sound of sobbing, of bitter weeping! Rachel mourns for her children, she refuses to be consoled…
Once In David’s city royal Emmanuel, in a simple manger born to give his all Lies helpless in his mother’s arms. Joseph silent and adoring…
Gabriel From Heaven Came
Posted in ADVENT
For the final Sunday of Advent David and Gabriel are showcased in God’s plan to bring His only Begotten Son into the world. In…
Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Posted in MOTHER OF GOD
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve…
Out there on skates with stick and puck I Live with Him, transformed. He lives in me, playing, moving with every stride, inspiring every blade movement and every dangle.
Oceans In A Kayak Of Emotions
Posted in PRAY AND PLAY
Oceans are massive/ And oceans do croon/ As they cradle my kayak/ Slipping under the moon.
To Bethlehem Cradled In The Virgin
Posted in ADVENT
by Rod Minns O Saviour Cradled in the Virgin Long road to Bethlehem Joseph cloaked in mystery and peace Awaiting the birth of salvation When…
Virgin Of Sorrow
Posted in SACRED TRIDUUM
Virgin of sorrow at the cross your Jesus little child once held now crushed for sins hangs bleeding while your heart a sword is piercing…
Ski Trail Rapture
Posted in PRAY AND PLAY
Chickadees listening in the trees/O Lord, your radiance in this day/Makes me never want to stray.
Let Us Go Joyfully To Meet The Lord
Posted in ADVENT
John Paul II launched Advent in 1998 with “Let us go joyfully to meet the Lord,” the Responsorial psalm refrain for Mass. He used this refrain as well to lead the Church toward the approaching Jubilee in 2000:
One afternoon in a small Ontario city, I was driving, feeling a bit low and discouraged, mumbling some prayer to the Lord when I stopped…
Christ The King
Posted in Christ the King
Jesus, a king? The Solemnity of Christ the King is a bit jolting given how Jesus lived, owning nothing, having authority over no one, and…
