Mark Whittall

“Jesus came and took her by the hand and lifted her up; then the fever left her and she began to serve them.” These words, taken from...

Jesus’ public ministry begins with one single person. A single human being who is oppressed. A child of God who is set free. What word...

How do you turn an explosion into a movement? We heard the explosion last week: “The heavens were torn apart and a voice from heaven...

Sometimes I wish that I could just take the dove that appears in today’s gospel and wring its neck. Because we get fooled by that dove. ...

So what do you think? Is this story of the visit of the magi to the infant Jesus a happy story or not? We tend to position it as a happy...

A few days ago, my soccer team had a little pre-Christmas get-together, and one of my soccer buddies was telling me how much he enjoyed...

What would it be like to suddenly realize that the very thing you’ve been hoping for, the very thing you’ve been dreaming of for years is...

The good news begins in the wilderness. Now I want you to set aside for a moment any romantic notions you might have about nature, forget...

I have a friend that I went to university with, we played hockey together, lived in the same residence. He liked to take naps in the...

Here we go, one last time. Jesus is in the temple in Jerusalem, with the crowds gathered around him, and he has one last story to tell,...

My new book ReImagine: Preaching in the Present Tense was just released by Wood Lake Publishing. Here's how it begins: Last night there...

When my son was just a little guy, I used to coach Initiation hockey. Initiation was for 4 to 6 year olds, most of whom were learning...

Today is an all-ages Sunday at St. Albans, so our reflection on the gospel is a bit different - part-drama with the children, part sermon....