Mark Whittall

Easter is the most audacious day of the Christian year. It is the day that we proclaim that love will overcome hate, that hope is...

A few years ago, during Holy Week, the first ever image of a black hole was released. It caused quite a stir, not just in the scientific...

Is there a moment in your life when you knew, when you absolutely knew, deep down in your bones, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that you...

I need to say a word about our second reading from first Corinthians this morning before we turn our attention to the gospel from Luke...

What is the opposite of bad? Good. What’s the opposite of dark? Light. What’s the opposite of fear? Now, many of you will answer...

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in his shadow for life, Say to the Lord ‘my refuge, my rock in whom I trust.’ Today’s...

“Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took Peter, James and John up the mountain to pray.” Sometimes our Sunday readings just...

Why is everyone so angry? We had a trucker convoy drive into Ottawa yesterday, thousands of trucks from all across the country. And many...

Today’s gospel from Luke picks up on the text that we read two weeks ago, Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism. You’ll recall that after...

What does “God with us” look like? We’ve been building towards this. During Advent we sang O Come O Come Emmanuel, a song of longing for...

What does it mean to be baptized? Seems like a good question for today as we gather to celebrate the baptism of Wendy, something we’re...

Have you ever been there for the birth of a child? Do you remember what it was like? Of course you do! The excitement, the...

(Luke 2.8-14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVp5AGte_4Q The gospel we just heard reminds me of a time that I was doing some laundry,...