Treasures of the Church: CWL celebrates sisters’ diamond, gold, and silver jubilees
Ask any religious sister, and she will share a litany of lessons and blessings from her time serving the Church. As they celebrate their 60th anniversaries as sisters, the lists Sister Nancy Brown and Sister Margaret Sadler offer are almost too long to record.
When an abortion clinic dies
By Father Larry Lynn
A crack in the culture of death?
I’ve been involved in the pro-life movement for about 14 years. For many others, it has been twice or even three times that long. Upon awakening to the horror inflicted on individual pre-born humans and the exponential societal damage it causes, we “come to ourselves,” like the Prodigal Son in the parable.
The event that is Holy Week
Passion Sunday, Year C
First Reading: Is 50:4-7
Second Reading: Phil 2:6-11
Gospel Reading: Lk 22:14-23:56
The Church’s Holy Week liturgy is (in Hebrew) a zikaron of the first Holy Week, re-presenting, re-actualizing, and re-newing it so that we truly re-live it and participate in it, not just remember or commemorate it.
Is God Calling You to Radical Change?
Father Dave recounts how all three readings today feature people who made radical changes in their lives after hearing God’s call. He challenges us to boldly and loudly say yes to how God may be calling us today.
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Cross the Finish Line Strong This Lent
Lent is almost over…. 40 days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have passed in the blink of an eye. How do you feel? Are you puffed up with pride or weighed down by discouragement?
Today Fr. Mark-Mary offers a final word of encouragement to lean into the mercy of Jesus however you feel as we enter into Holy Week.
Saskatchewan Catholic bishops release pastoral letter in response to medically-provided death
Calling for a listening and caring response to those who are suffering, the Catholic bishops of Saskatchewan on March 25 issued a pastoral letter on the expanding reality of medically provided death in Canada.
Released on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Dying with Hope: Living and Walking Together again expresses the bishops’ profound concern about the expansion of euthanasia – “euphemistically known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).”
Canadian bishops condemn government proposal to strip faith groups of charitable status
Canada’s Finance Department has avoided providing a clear answer to a written appeal from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) urging the federal government not to adopt budget recommendations that would strip charitable status from “anti-abortion” and “advancement of religion” nonprofit organizations.
Faithful brave the storm at 40 Days for Life campaign midpoint rally
Umbrellas were raised and prayers sent heavenward as a small band of Catholics gathered in a relentless downpour to celebrate the midway point of the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s 40 Days for Life campaign.
The annual Lenten pro-life campaign has yet to bear legislative fruit in Canada, as the country’s politicians continue to refuse to pass laws to place any restrictions on abortion.
How My Life Changed After Committing to This One Habit
During the season of Lent a few years ago, I decided that I would commit to a morning habit of not turning my phone on until after I have had my personal prayer time with Jesus. Part of my rule of life is to find a practical way to connect with Jesus first in the beginning of my day.
Pope Francis makes first public appearance in weeks, returns to Vatican
Shortly before returning to his home in the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis made a brief appearance from a fifth-floor balcony of the Gemelli Clinic in Rome to a crowd of faithful gathered outside the hospital.
The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks.