BLOG: Deacon-structing,Lent and Easter
How can we build each other up? Palm crosses folded years ago with Grandmother give Caustan De Riggs food for meditation this Palm Sunday. ...read more
During Holy Week, we see Jesus' love for us played out before our very eyes. How can we respond to a love that is so deep? ...read more
Deacon Pedro introduces us to some beautiful prayers from the vast treasury of our Catholic Tradition. Will you find a new favourite? ...read more
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Why do we go to church? | Word Alive
Damian Costello
March 19, 2021
Damian Costello reflects on how Indigenous traditions, like the Lakota Sun Dance, have informed his own understanding of why we go to church. ...read more
As we prepare for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Deacon Pedro shares the history of the devotion to St. Joseph and some popular prayers. ...read more
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Keeping our eyes on God | Word Alive
Rachel Wong
March 12, 2021
Rachel Wong reflects on a year in pandemic and how it has helped to clarify the essential in her life of faith. ...read more
What books are in your spiritual tool bag? Deacon Pedro explores his mother's collection of spiritual classics and what they can teach us. ...read more
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The law of life | Word Alive
Sr. Nathalie Becquart, xmcj
March 5, 2021
Sr. Nathalie Becquart reflects on the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent and what they tell us about God's law and its meaning for our life. ...read more
Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann reflects further on St. Teresa of Avila's four stages of prayer and how we move forward in our relationship with God. ...read more
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Letting go of God’s gifts | Word Alive
Fr. Peter Skudra
February 26, 2021
When we hear the story of Abraham's sacrifice this Second Sunday of Lent, we might ask ourselves, "What good things are we too attached to?" ...read more