Here are words from the saints to inspire our desire to live completely for Christ, the One they gave their all for.
Saint Wisdom
Posted in SAINTS
Author: Rod Minns
A retired Catholic teacher with a freelance writing stint, I love playing the best game on earth, hockey, or paddling kayaks on a river, lake, or ocean. My home is in the heart of Christ, held in the arms of His Mother who accompanies me when I receive the Eucharist. My seven kids range from 21 to 38 years old.
Calmed By Christ’s Presence
Posted in LIFE IN CHRIST
Bishop Mulhall used Matthew’s Gospel to speak about storms raging within us and around us in the world so often plagued by human squalls threatening to sink us and destroy the tranquillity of God’s holy order.
St. John Paul II: Year Of The Eucharist
Posted in EUCHARIST, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
The Eucharist is a mystery of presence, the perfect fulfilment of Jesus’ promise to remain with us until the end of the world.
The mystery of the Catholic Bishops’ suspending public gatherings at Mass and closing churches has a Corpus Christi connection in 2020 and a Sacred Heart of Jesus connection in 2021. Both are Providential.
A Trinity of Glory
Posted in SOLEMNITIES & FEASTS
As Cardinal Thomas Collins says, three majestic devotions, “Doctrinal devotions”, draw us into an intimate encounter with the Father if we abandon ourselves during the week in June when they are celebrated. Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary together form a trinity of glory.
A Triduo To St. Joseph
Posted in JOSEPH
He is Holy Joseph, because no other Saint but he lived in such and so long intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus, God incarnate, and Mary, the holiest of creatures.
Between Prayer And Proclamation
Posted in Pentecost, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
This evening St Peter’s Square is transformed into a vast Upper Room in which our community has gathered to pray for and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
If this profound process takes place within him, he then bears fruit not only of adoration of God but also of deep wonder at himself.
Silent And Listening In Adoration
Posted in EUCHARIST
When we go to adoration, it’s sometimes hard to pray. To help ourselves, it’s best to bring just the Psalms or the readings for the day’s Mass.
God Is Mystery Yet Appeared In Jesus
Posted in LIFE IN CHRIST, and SHOWCASE
Who has cupped in his hand the waters of the sea, and marked off the heavens with a span? Who has held in a measure the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
My Lord and My God, I Trust In You
Posted in Resurrection, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
As a gift to humanity, which sometimes seems bewildered and overwhelmed by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the Risen Lord offers his love that pardons, reconciles and reopens hearts to love.
John Paul II’s Holy Thursday Letter
Posted in SACRED TRIDUUM, and ST. JOHN PAUL II
Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Passover Meal of Jesus Christ when he established the Holy Eucharist in the Upper Room with his disciples. There he…
Isaiah’s prophecy of Christ’s suffering and death is the flowing spring from which we should drink continually.
Bill C-7: The Illusion of MAID
Posted in LIFE IN CHRIST
Despite fierce opposition from the Conservatives, who forced the Liberal government to seek a fourth and final extension to get the amendments finalized and into law, there’s no brake to stop what’s coming.