March 2022

Every month, we share a photo from our archives! — Friars in Montreal’s Rosemont Friary in their bookbinding workshop, 1924. (…)
Your name forever, O God, is that of love. Even when we masquerade it or perverse it you remain faithfully I AM WHO I AM you who are love and mercy in abundance from one generation to the next. You call us to bear (…)
Photo Credit: Vincent I., St. Basil Ukrainian Catholic Church, Regina “Citizens of heaven”* the great apostle Paul calls each of us. “It is good to be here,”** the great apostle Peter declares in a moment of glory. Transfigured, the appearance of Christ: dazzling, glory-filled, (…)
When tested to exhaustion,in our daily trials,when temptations taunt us,in the uncertain wilderness,light does breakthroughcalling us to truststanding upright with dignity. Our God is with us in all our troubles. (Psalm 91) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, you gift us with your Spirit. (…)
Fr. Boniface Heidmeier was no stranger to the cold and snow of Canadian winters. Arriving in Alberta in 1909, Fr. Boniface and the Franciscan community served north Edmonton and its surrounding missions. With numerous towns to visit even when the temperature was way below (…)
It is said that a photo is worth a thousand words. Photos can often call us to pay attention to our heart and cause us to listen to what is being said in our soul. For Lent 2022 these weekly reflections will be focused (…)
Observing my futile attempts to sell my old bicycle in a desert, a wise old Mongol trader told me that to convince a hesitant customer, one should tell a story about a friend from a foreign country. Make one up, if necessary, he said, (…)