In the Catholic cycle of readings for Lent, the Transfiguration is always the gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus is seen in brilliant glory with Moses and Elijah, Peter wants to build tents, God declares Jesus as his beloved, it’s all (…)
February 2021
We are excited to share more archival footage that was digitized thanks to a grant from the Academy of American Franciscan History! Below is a clip from a video reel showing views of several communities and parishes in western Canada, including Mount St. Francis (…)
Lent begins with a series of readings which are motivation after motivation. On Ash Wednesday we are reminded that “we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5.20). The following day we are told to “choose life so that you and your descendants may live” (…)
(Photo-credit: Nathalie Dumas) On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis surprised us by calling a year dedicated to St. Joseph. You can imagine the joy of the Franciscan family around the world and especially of our fellow citizens of Canada, of whom St. Joseph (…)
The Season of Lent is a time to remember, return and recall. I have heard those three words several times in my life. Last week when I heard them spoken by a colleague, I knew they were words spoken for this 2021 Lenten season. (…)
Today we bow our heads to receive ashes. At the end of Lent, we will bow even lower to wash the feet of our brothers and sisters. Lent is a humble descent both inwards and towards others. It is about realizing that salvation (…)
You know those movies which have that perfect line at the perfect time and it either launches the movie forward, breaks open the message or sends us into a montage of the moments that make up this moment? In the gospel of Mark, (…)
In his book Pioneering in the West, Fr. Boniface Heidmeier concludes with what he’s learned from his years of ministry. And that is, no one can learn too much! “No one, specially a priest intending to do missionary work, can ever learn too much. (…)
February is Black History Month being recognized and celebrated in Canada since 1996. Although I wonder how much it has been recognized and celebrated. As a nation we must continue to work for all people of our land to be “glorious and free” as (…)
