6th Sunday of Easter
In this month of May, in which the Church celebrates Easter time, Ascension and Pentecost and the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is a good time to reflect of God’s call…
In this month of May, in which the Church celebrates Easter time, Ascension and Pentecost and the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is a good time to reflect of God’s call…
Spiritual Take-away “Receive the Holy Spirit” Jn. 20:22. Today a group in our parish will receive the sacrament of Confirmation. In Confirmation, the soul is imprinted with a permanent seal that marks this individual…
Spiritual Take-away “The Shepherd Knows His Sheep.” Jn. 10.11-18 As leaders, Jesus’ parable of the Good Shepherd challenges us to be good leaders. Good leaders care for all members of their group in such…
Spiritual Take-away “Peace be with You” Lk. 24:36. This is the greeting of the Risen Lord. Peace is given by his presence among us. Do we have true peace? Where do I look to…
Spiritual Take-away Losing a loved one is painful as we are left with many questions such as : will they be with Jesus in heaven, are they suffering, do they know we are present…
The message of Easter is: the Joy of the Resurrection Renews the Whole World! Christ is risen, Alleluia! Are those words really true?….“renews the whole world”…really…what is the big deal? Imagine our Christian faith…
From Palms to Passion. Ponder the Gospel of the story of Christ’s Passion and Death today. This is a long reading, so take just one scene or person from this Gospel to relate with today: Gethsemane, Peter’s…
A few years ago the melted snow in the mountains flooded parts of our residential Calgary neighborhood. Damage was so severe that the foundations of homes had to be dug out and rebuilt. Sin…
Laetare Sunday means “Joyful Sunday”. We have reason to be joyful because we have a God “who is rich in mercy” (Eph. 2:4) and He so loved us that He sent His only Son…
During the first centuries of Christianity, the forty days leading up to those celebrations also took on a special significance. Those forty days are called Lent, a name taken from the Old English word…