Suhail Film / TV, Literature, Music, Spiritual Direction, Theology / Faith

Best of 2025 (Books, TV, Music)

Welcome to this year’s best-of list! This past Lent, in the spirit of self-examination and repentance, our church community engaged a series on the enneagram. Around the same time, I wandered into a thrift store and found a 1984 book on the enneagram for $1 (or was it $2?). I’d never read it before, and … Continue reading Best of 2025 (Books, TV, Music)

Suhail Film / TV, Literature, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Theology / Faith

Best of 2023 (Books, TV, Music)

Welcome to this year's best-of lists! With regard to books, I didn't read as much this year as last and didn't love as many books either. Nonetheless, I was completely awestruck by the Little Flower's autobiography (Story of a Soul) - a true spiritual masterpiece in my opinion and one that elicited all sorts of … Continue reading Best of 2023 (Books, TV, Music)

Suhail Lectionary, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Theology / Faith

Advent: God’s Many Comings

The following is taken from the first pages of Advent: God's Many Comings - a free resource I created for Advent. We Christians are a sneaky bunch. Somewhere down the line, someone had the bright idea to call a season in the Church’s calendar “Advent.”We get “Advent” from “Adventus,” a Latin word which means “coming,” … Continue reading Advent: God’s Many Comings

Suhail Reflections, Theology / Faith

Sermon: A Five-Part Gospel on Lazarus, Brent, and How God Feels About Death” (Brent Woelke’s Funeral)

I gave the following sermon at a friend's funeral. I was very honoured and humbled to be able to do this, and to be asked to do so by Brent himself and his wife, Stephanie, before his passing. Part One: In the Gospel of John, when Lazarus was sick, his sisters Martha and Mary sent … Continue reading Sermon: A Five-Part Gospel on Lazarus, Brent, and How God Feels About Death” (Brent Woelke’s Funeral)

Suhail Lectionary, Reflections, Theology / Faith

Homily: In Whose Hands Would You Rather Be? (Reign of Christ)

I don't often write out homilies/teachings word for word, but I did for this one. This homily was given at West End Abbey, based on Luke 23:33-43, and you can listen to the recording on our West End Abbey podcast here or on most major podcast platforms. 1. Have you ever felt like your life was … Continue reading Homily: In Whose Hands Would You Rather Be? (Reign of Christ)

Suhail Spiritual Direction, Theology / Faith

School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)

Year Two Winnipeg students (October, 2021) Overview If you enjoy meaningful conversation, listening to others (particularly relative to their relationship with God), and desire to journey with people well as they seek to deepen their experience of God, the School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) may be for you. The SSD is a two-year certification program … Continue reading School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)