If you’re in the Church, it’s becoming harder and harder to ignore our missionary call. This something Pope Francis has continually talked about since his first year of papacy: go out to the peripheries; get out of the sacristies; go and make disciples of all nations. In a way, the ground was prepared by Pope ...read more

As we await further details of Pope Francis' promised visit to Canada, Deacon Pedro takes a look back at two earlier papal visits. ...read more

As many things start returning to a pre-COVID "normal", Deacon Pedro reflects on 5 pandemic adjustments he hopes we keep. ...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

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