Cheryl Ann Smith is the director of Madonna House Toronto.
December 19, 2024
One of my favourite Christmas cards is of the infant Christ reaching up from His cradle to cradle the face of a donkey. The look of mutual wonder and delight is suffused with light and love. It sounds kitsch, I know, but in truth it cuts to the heart of the Incarnation, and expresses a profound theological reality.
November 29, 2024
Hope. Is there anything this world needs more? With violence, atrocities and natural disasters filling the news every day, it sometimes feels hopeless and unbearable.
November 14, 2024
"Yea though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." This line from the Book of Job was the response of Rabbi Abraham Heschel to the question, “How can you possibly believe in God after six million of your people were slaughtered in the holocaust?!” The tears streaming down Rabbi Heschel's face spoke of his anguish over this evil, and perhaps his anguish in not understanding why God allowed it.
October 31, 2024
Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon in Arizona is an extraordinary experience. It’s not just the stunning beauty, It’s also the silence. You can hear the chatter of tourists behind you, but in front is a palpable silence, replete with Divine Presence.
