I remember once, a Cuban friend who grew up in Cuba with no Christmas, telling me that she had never seen or heard of a Christmas tree before she left Cuba. But had Christ never been born, the implications would be much worse than not having Christmas trees. Just think of the music we’d be ...read more

Earlier this week I found myself listening to R.E.M.’s It’s the End of the World (although I much prefer the cover by Great Big Sea). It’s a good song and, while I’m not exactly sure what it’s about, I always think about it around this time of the year when all the Mass readings have ...read more

October 11, 2022 marks 60 years since the start of the Second Vatican Council. So what was Vatican II and why does it matter today? Vatican II was the biggest Church event in the 20th century, bringing together all the bishops of the Catholic Church – 2,625 of them! – with the pope and many ...read more

Happy Father's Day! Deacon Pedro reflects on what is -and is not- important when it comes to being a good Dad. ...read more

In this second part of Deacon-structing the Spirit, Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann considers how the Holy Spirit is at work in the Mass. ...read more

“Where are you from?” That’s how it all started. A simple question, very similar to the way I imagine a lot of conversations with Jesus started. ...read more