Mark Whittall

There are times in our lives when we don’t know what to do. When even though we really want to do what’s right, we don’t know what’s right. Joseph is deep into one of these dilemmas in today’s gospel reading. He is a righteous man. He is a kind and gracious man. He deeply wants to do the right thing. But he doesn’t know what to do.   Life is not black and white. Life comes at us in full colour, beautiful and wonderful, yet puzzling and overwhelming sometimes. Relationships ar

There are moments that are life-changing. Moments in our lives that change everything. Think about the moments that you’ve experienced....

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,...

In the bleak midwinter, Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron Water like a stone. It doesn’t take too much imagination to hear...

You have heard it said that it is better to give than to receive. But the reading that we just heard, the beautiful prologue to the...

We don’t read Matthew’s version of the Christmas story very often. Maybe that’s because Matthew’s account, told from the perspective of...

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...

Homily: Christmas Eve, 9pm, St. Albans Church Readings: Is 9.2-7; Ps 96; Titus 2.11-14; Luke 2.1-20 A Better Story As I was doing...

A Christmas Carol Service? Now? The Second Sunday of Advent? This Sunday December 6th, St. Albans is having its annual Christmas Carol...