Voices

Stories from Tanzania

(Previously published in “NEXUS” – the newsletter of the registered Canadian charity, Rainbow of Hope for Children; used with permission. NEXUS notes: Norm Duerr’s connections in the tiny village of Ussongo, Tanzania in an out-of-the-way…




Third Sunday of Advent: Gentleness in the skies

By Sister Maggie Beaudette, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada The third Sunday of Advent is often referred to as “pink candle” Sunday, and in Latin, Gaudete Sunday indicating rejoicing and joy. The reading from…



John The Baptist’s “advent” time

By Fr. Edward Gibney, State Chaplain, Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus  (Re-printed with permission from the November 2021 edition of the Knightline newsletter) In the Gospel of Mark, we hear John the Baptist, proclaiming: “One who…