Mark Whittall

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,...

“You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath that is to come? That’s how John the Baptist greets the crowds who swarm out...

It matters how we begin. The gospel, the good news, begins in the wilderness. Great writers know that beginnings matter. Beginnings set...

When I was in high school, in English class, we read a lot of dystopian novels. Classics, like Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange, and...

“What is truth?” Today is the Sunday we call the Reign of Christ, or sometimes, Christ the King. It’s a curious feast day. It’s only...

“Look at those great stones!” My tour guide pointed at what remained of the temple wall in Jerusalem. Massive stones weighing as much as...