BLOG: Deacon-structing,Reflections,Saints and Blesseds
The eyes of the world are fixed on Ukraine, and our hearts turn to our fellow human beings. Terrible tragedies like this beg the question: Where is God? ...read more
As we embark on the season of Lent this week, Deacon Pedro looks at the practice of fasting and abstinence. What is it? And why do we do it? ...read more
Charity starts at home. But so do conflict, division, and war. What can you and I do here and now to sow seeds of unity? ...read more
Deacon Pedro continues exploring canonization by looking more closely at the process by which holy people are declared saints in the Catholic Church. ...read more
In many ways, we could say that our society is “obsessed” with sex. But what is the true role and purpose of sex in our lives? ...read more
How does the Catholic Church go about "making saints"? Deacon Pedro gives us a brief history of canonization. ...read more
When will COVID finally end? We are getting tired of the question! How about phrasing it differently: What kind of world do we want in the wake of COVID? ...read more
Learn about Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande and three other martyrs from El Salvador to be beatified on January 22, and how to watch the Beatification Mass. ...read more
Read 12 beautiful, faith-affirming quotes from St. Irenaeus of Lyons, who has just been declared the 37th Doctor of the Church. ...read more
Deacon Pedro explores the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its theme, “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him.” ...read more