BLOG: Deacon-structing,Lent and Easter
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
Read the full text of Pope Francis' message for Lent 2022 about sowing goodness whenever and wherever we can. ...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
How does the Catholic Church go about "making saints"? Deacon Pedro gives us a brief history of canonization. ...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
Deacon Pedro continues exploring how we worship God in prayer by looking at doxologies, thanksgiving, blessings, and adoration. ...read more
When you pray, how much of your prayer is a prayer of praise? Deacon Pedro explores what it means to "worship" God in prayer. ...read more
Having explored Isaiah and Jeremiah in his previous post, Deacon Pedro introduces us to the two other Major Prophets: Ezekiel and Daniel. ...read more
As we listen to readings from the prophets during Advent, Deacon Pedro gives us some background on two of the Major Prophets: Isaiah and Jeremiah. ...read more
If you are asking yourself, “What is Diocesan Youth Day?” or if you thought that it is on Palm Sunday, then this blog post is for you. ...read more