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June 2017

June 19, 2017

Master of None’s ‘Religion’ Episode and the Representation of Religion

In the episode entitled ‘Religion’ in the much anticipated second season of Aziz Ansari’s show...

June 12, 2017

Let the Rivers Clap

"Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy." --Psalms...

June 06, 2017

Holy Breath

We need Holy Breath now more than ever.

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Why We Need the Cursing Psalms

Today in my morning prayers I read Psalms 58. If you are not familiar, Psalms...

May 21, 2017

Liturgy as Ecology

I attend a High Mass Anglo-Catholic Parish in Vancouver called Saint James. There are...

May 04, 2017

The Promise and the Peril of Interfaith Dialogue

We live in a time of deep religious, racial and political strife. Is religious diversity...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

The Gardener

There is nothing that convicts me of the both the naturalness and reality of the...

April 06, 2017

Is Pluralism Compatible with Secularism?

I'm just thinking out loud. Is Pluralism compatible with Secularism? You might be thinking, well,...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

From Punjab to British Columbia

Today on 'Experience the Sacred: Where Spirit Meets World in Vancouver' the radio show I...

March 18, 2017

Lost in Lent

Of course God is present to all things, but She cannot be confined to any...

March 04, 2017

The Tower of Silence

I recently did an interview with three Zoroastrians who live here in Vancouver. As I...

February 2017

February 26, 2017

Homily: Living Symbols

For how can we truly believe in the return of the Beloved Son, if we...

February 11, 2017

Two Takes on the Decline of Religion

In the end, I agree with both Tippet and Dreher, the future of religion is...

January 2017

January 12, 2017

Sacred Groves

In the beginning, the tree of life emerged as a tiny seedling.

January 09, 2017

Unanswered Questions in Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

Is Jesus the icon of the Christ that we must look for in every culture?...

January 03, 2017

Theodicy in ‘The 100’

Vancouver has recently seen a very unusual arctic front that has not only dropped several...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

This is What Reconciliation Looks Like

On November 1, I wrote that our ancestors are asking for forgiveness through us. News...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

Dwelling in the Wilderness: A Monastic Spiritual Ecology

[Seminar Presentation delivered at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University...

November 01, 2016

Our Ancestors are asking Forgiveness through Us

During the Pagan celebration of Samhain, the veil between the worlds is said to be...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

The Young Lions of Standing Rock

Thinking of an opening line for this post, I walked to the sink to fill...

October 24, 2016

The Mighty Fraser

Crossing a small pair of train tracks, the smell of fish grows stronger and the...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

The Hajj and 9/11

This week marks the beginning of the Hajj, the final month of the Muslim calendar, when...

September 04, 2016

The Christ of the Celts

This week I read J. Philip Newell’s lovely book Christ of the Celts. While it’s...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Spiritual Ecology on Vancouver Island

This weekend I had the privilege of interviewing Charles Brandt, a hermit-priest in the Roman...

July 2016

July 03, 2016

A Reluctant Critique of Adam Miller’s General Theory of Grace

What initially drew me to Catholicism as my current spiritual home was a realization, after...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

Mass Shootings and Ramadan

Weary from a mild stomach bug from the night before, I woke up to an...

June 13, 2016

The Meeting of Worlds: Attending the International Indigenous Leadership Gathering

This weekend I was privileged enough to attend the International Indigenous Leadership Gathering at the...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

On What Religion Is Not

The power of myth and symbol in the Bible must be rediscovered if Christianity is...

May 24, 2016

Sandstones of the Soul: From Forest to Desert and Back Again

Following the tinkling creek up to Whyte Lake, in West Vancouver, BC, I was surrounded...

May 07, 2016

Circumnavigating a Vortex: Fierce Landscapes are not Your Emotional Playground

As soon as I arrived in Sedona, I headed over to the Chamber of Commerce...