Deacon-structing the COVID Spring, Part 4: The Desert

Monday, July 6, 2020

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro continues deacon-structing lessons from the COVID Spring by exploring how this experience has been like time spent in a desert.

How do you solve a problem like temptation?

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Julian Paparella

A reflection for the First Sunday of Lent It seems almost scandalous to think that Jesus experienced temptation. We think of temptation as something shameful, something that only happens to us and not to others, something that distances us from God. But in the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent we see Jesus tempted […]

The Catholic Church and the media: Enduring a contemporary trial

Friday, March 2, 2012

Sebastian Gomes

For Christians the season of Lent is a time for reflecting on and confronting the reality of trials. These are periods in our lives filled with anxiety, doubt, anger, helplessness, and even despair; they are a part of our human experience. And it is not surprising that the Scriptures shed enormous light on the matter, […]

Judean desert revival

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

Ottawa reader Fr. Jonathon Blake responded to my last post about the Holy Land, where I expressed how difficult it was to maintain a pilgrimage mindset amidst work responsibilities. He suggested that this challenge could be similar to a priest’s experience of Christmas, when accumulated graces might only reveal themselves once the “marathon” schedule has […]