BLOG: Deacon-structing,Reflections,Saints and Blesseds
More than just a private contract between two people or an excuse for a party, marriages serve the common good of humanity, society, and the Church. ...read more
When we receive the Eucharist, we receive the fullness of God. We are also brought into communion with Christ and with each other, the Body of Christ. ...read more
Fr. Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ, reflects on his ordination to the priesthood in Haiti amidst social and political turmoil and a global pandemic. ...read more
As we begin reading chapter 6 of the Gospel of John at Mass, Deacon Pedro looks at the need to receive Communion with reverence. ...read more
Five years ago, Fr. Jacques Hamel was murdered while celebrating Mass. His martyrdom is not without meaning and can even bear unexpected hope.  ...read more
Deacon Pedro concludes this series on Church Mothers with a look at a fascinating woman named Egeria, the first pilgrim to the Holy Land. ...read more
Deacon Pedro explores the lives of four more women of the early Church: St. Melania the Elder, St. Melania the Younger, St. Paula, and St. Eustochium. ...read more
Love is not meant to be temporary, fleeting, or self-centred but the deepest fulfillment of who we are. And marriage is the fertile ground for this love. ...read more
Deacon Pedro introduces us to some holy women from the 4th century: St. Helena, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Monica, St. Marcella, and St. Mary of Egypt. ...read more
Deacon Pedro explores more inspiring women of the early Church: St. Eudokia, St. Blandina, Syncletica of Alexandria, St. Demiana, and Margaret of Antioch. ...read more