Entries by Cale Clarke

Pope Francis on the “Clear Test” of a Good Priest

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS HOLY THURSDAY CHRISM MASS ST PETER’S BASILICA 28 MARCH 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, This morning I have the joy of celebrating my first Chrism Mass as the Bishop of Rome. I greet all of you with affection, especially you, dear priests, who, like myself, today recall the day of your […]

Pope Francis’ Inauguration Homily

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS INAUGURATION OF THE PETRINE MINISTRY ST PETER’S SQUARE 19 MARCH 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord that I can celebrate this Holy Mass for the inauguration of my Petrine ministry on the solemnity of Saint Joseph, the spouse of the Virgin Mary and the patron of the universal […]

Meeting Pope Francis

So, where were you when you heard the news? The white smoke billowed from the Sistine’s chimney. Hundreds of thousands filled the piazza of St Peter’s. Bells ringing. The announcement: “Habemus Papam!” We have a Pope! The buzz of anticipation…who would it be? Almost everybody was wrong, as usual, including this scribe. Finally, a roar goes up […]

This Sunday’s Gospel: The Woman Caught in Adultery

In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the account of the woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11. In my Bible, there is a textual note that explains that the earliest manuscripts of John that have been discovered do not contain this pericope. Does that mean that it didn’t actually happen? No. The fact that early […]

Cardinal Collins’ Conclave Comments

Toronto’s Thomas Cardinal Collins always has a way with words – and with getting the Church’s message out to, and through, the “Fifth Estate” (and, no, I’m not referring to the venerable CBC program of the same name). Check out his winsome, witty, and wise comments to a journalist before departing for the conclave below. […]

Debunking the Debunkers

Here’s my latest article from the June issue of Catholic Insight magazine. Hope you like it! Debunking the Debunkers by Cale Clarke Just as surely as the lillies bloom every spring, each Easter season brings with it some new theories about what really happened at the first Easter. Martin Luther’s dictum describing early Protestantism comes […]