A common question asked to a religious brother is: Why didn’t you go all the way? To which a Brother will often respond with: Pardon me? To which the questioner expands: Why didn’t you become a priest? Why did you stop (…)
April 2021
Every month, we share a photo from our archives! – Novices from western Canada and the US hiking in California, 1965. The Franciscan Archives of Western Canada preserves and provides access to the history and heritage of the Franciscan Holy Spirit Province Saint-Esprit of (…)
The nearer you come to God in contemplation, the more you discover God as root of your action, author of your vocation, inspirer of your prophetic faculty, giver of your special talents. The further you penetrate the silence, the more you feel yourself (…)
An amateur astronomer and long-time member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Fr. Lucian Kemble is credited with discovering and describing a chain of stars that was named Kemble’s Cascade in his honour. In a time when science and faith is often perceived (…)
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance…. Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord.” (…)
Today the one who holds all creation in his hand is himself held in the tomb, a rock covers the One who covered the heavens with beauty, Life has fallen asleep, Hades is seized with fear, and Adam is freed from his (…)
Our Franciscan brother Don MacDonald has received a great honour! This recognition was received by him as a much appreciated gift. In January, he was named Honorary Canon of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton for his work on ecumenical relations. This honorific title (…)
For Canadian Catholic youth, Rise Up is like a rock concert. It’s the place to be, the ideal place to share your faith and be inspired by other people’s. This annual event organized by Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) is one of the largest (…)
Over the past year, St. Joseph the Worker parish in Richmond, BC, has found ways to adapt to the pandemic context. The pastoral team and the pastor, Pierre Ducharme, OFM, used imaginative approaches to reach people and spread the good news. Fr. Pierre’s (…)
