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Fear may seem as prevalent as the COVID-19 virus during this difficult time. But trusting that good can come from that which we can’t control might be the hopeful antidote we need, writes Nolan Toscano.
Let hope be the only thing we spread in the wake of this time of disease and fear ...
In the life of late Polish priest, Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, Cardus’ Andrew Bennett finds a rigorous dedication to truth and religious freedom.
Jerzy had begun to offer on the last Sunday of each month ‘Masses for the Fatherland’ during which he would preach sermons on human dignity, human freedom, and on solidarity which for him signified the struggle by the Polish people to restore human dignity The election of Karol Wojtyla, Cardinal Arc...
When we travel and separate from our historical baggage and community, we reach a radical moment to start over, writes Jacob Sims. But we do not start from square one.
I ponder for a moment how the weight of cultural dominance reinforces our belief that we are somehow the heroes of this story, entitled to our wealth and privilege and selfish personal myths Since leaving home for college nearly 15 years ago, I’ve experienced a number of ‘fresh starts’ in strange ne...
When taking on a Lenten sacrifice or practice, we ought first to consider our intentions, writes Trevor Anzai.
One of my supporters corrected my attitude that time I took on cold showers and said, “God prefers a small sacrifice with great love than a great sacrifice with small love So for my fellow brothers and sisters taking part in Lent this year, may we consider a small sacrifice with great love. ...
Restoration specialist Jason Barnsley is working to repair a much-loved pipe organ from the 1920s after it suffered damage from a fire in 2017.
came to the rescue and has restored the hope for church members, that the pipe organ will again one day play the beautiful music they had come to love and cherish Laura Cabott, a church member on the organ fundraising committee, says the console of the pipe organ was very old and its wiring caused t...
Wonder is how we relate to the mystery of God, finding truth beyond the horizon and yet just in our grasp, writes Matthew Van Abbema.
Wonder is how we relate to the mysteriousness of God, the truth that is just beyond the horizon and yet just in our grasp How often did they wonder what it is like to be married, to be a husband or a wife, but have no interest in actually fulfilling that dream? Alternatively, how awful would it be t...
Convivium’s Hannah Marazzi sits down with recent pilgrim Donna Preater, to discuss her physical and spiritual journey on a mini-Camino walk this past fall.
I shared it the next day at our time of evening reflection and one of the women who had given up her faith approached me and said, "Donna, I can see you love the church One that will always remain profound to me is of the day we arrived at a little Anglican church in the Annapolis Valley that had fo...
A worthier goal than trying to chase after material or physical New Year's resolutions is the seeking out of God’s fulfillment to our hearts’ desires, writes Trevor Anzai.
Do you not think that the patient who received a successful heart transplant would look at life with a new purpose, seeing how they have a second chance to live? Jesus is the true surgeon of our heart Through a relationship with Jesus Christ, we may experience an adventure of life to the full There ...
Looking back on a trip to Bethlehem that evoked peace and solace, Mirjana Villeneuve seeks to walk alongside the Holy Family approaching the manger this Christmas.
As we left the Church of the Nativity, back through the crowd and the curtained, tiny door, I carried with me a renewed peace was hit with late-winter freezing rain and the cutting winds off the lake, I found myself standing in the courtyard outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem among a gr...
The secret Santa truth is that, for many, Christmas can be more painful than joyful. But true joy, Rebecca Darwent writes, is creating an interior place for the Child to be born anew.
Maybe it’s because we see reflections of ourselves in others that I’ve been seeing this trend (last Christmas was, for me, not great), but it’s difficult to ignore this very real and raw effort of so many dear to me, who are admitting surrender to the consumerist, Hallmark, perfectly magical Christm...