3rd Sunday of Advent
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary has launched a year-end challenge called #iamblessed. This challenge is designed to promote a culture of giving – through acts of kindness, financial donations and prayer. We hope…
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary has launched a year-end challenge called #iamblessed. This challenge is designed to promote a culture of giving – through acts of kindness, financial donations and prayer. We hope…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: John the Baptist kept on pointing to Jesus, not to himself, bearing witness to Jesus, not to himself, trying to get them to look at Jesus and believe in him. We…
Ah what a joyful Christmas carol which warms our hearts with the spirit of readiness for the birth of Christ. Many of us are already pulling out our ornaments and nativity sets to fill…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Prayerfully consider Jesus’ words from today’s Gospel reading about how God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, even though they had been dead for many centuries. God is…
Getting back to Catechesis: So what is All Souls Day again? All Souls Day isn’t as old as the Feast of All Saints but does date back more than 1000 years. The feast is…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Place yourself in the Temple scene of today’s Gospel reading. You see the Pharisee standing at the front and hear him tell God about his accomplishments. Then you notice the…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Through these 4 weeks, we have delved into the theme of gratitude. This week is all about making it a habit. To quit smoking is simple but it’s not easy….
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Eucharist means Thanksgiving. This weekend as we celebrate Thanksgiving, let us “Eucharistify” our lives and thank God for this wonderful gift: · The Church draws her life from Christ in…
Learn the Language of Thanksgiving Years ago, I read the book One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. She narrates in an introduction to one of her books: A friend dared me to start counting…