Mark Whittall

There is a common thread running through our readings today, and that common thread is tears. Tears are the very human response to pain...

Do you know what it’s like to have your mind blown? Some of you may know that I studied physics at university. One of the great things...

“Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.” When is the last time you said words like these? Was it...

What if some big pharmaceutical company developed a medication that taken daily would enable you to sleep better and have more energy...

Let me begin by acknowledging that over the centuries, right up until our present times, many people have been hurt by the way the church...

There is strong language in today’s gospel. To me it sounds like Jesus is angry. Throwing people into the sea with millstones around...

We’ve reached the turning point in the gospel of Mark, and there is a pattern that is repeated three times. Three times, Jesus announces...

Some of you may know that I serve as the Anglican chaplain at the Carleton University Spirituality Centre. This past Tuesday evening, as...

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine, your anointing oils are fragrant, your name is perfume...

A number of years ago, I walked the Camino de Santiago, the 800 kilometre ancient pilgrimage route across the top of northern Spain to...

There is a word that keeps appearing in the gospel readings that we’ve had for the past few Sundays, over and over again, as a verb, a...

Ok, so now how are you going to respond? We’ve gotten to the place in this sixth chapter of John, what we often call the “bread of life”...

Have you ever noticed that Jesus, especially in the gospel of John, likes to create confusion and misunderstanding? Have you ever noticed...