Deacon-structing the Four Last Things

Monday, November 2, 2020

Deacon Pedro

How often do you think about death? Purgatory? Hell? Deacon Pedro walks us through what the Church teaches about what happens after this life.

What is our goal? A reflection on the convoluted question of marriage in heaven

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Julian Paparella

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus reminds us that there is more to life than what we find here on Earth. Check out this reflection from Julian Paparella.

Deacon-structing: Getting to Heaven

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Deacon Pedro

How do we get to Heaven? Is it enough just to be a good person? Read this reflection by Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann and find out!

The Destination illumines the Journey

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Julian Paparella

A reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent What keeps us going through difficult times? What inspires our hope when the situation is bleak? What makes us persevere when it would be easier to give up? In the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday of Lent, we see Jesus ascend Mount Tabor with His three […]

Who can be saved?

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Billy Chan

A few days ago, the World Health Organization, or WHO, reported that all processed meats such as bacon, sausages and ham do in fact cause cancer; moreover, red meats were categorised as “probably carcinogenic.” My first reaction after reading the report was, “Then, who can be saved?” (Luke 18:26). I think most of us knew […]

Deacon-structing Holiness

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Deacon Pedro

The problem with holiness is that we don’t think it’s for us. We believe that we are made for Heaven. We believe that God wants us to go to Heaven, but how many of us would say that we belong in Heaven? How many of us would say that we are going to Heaven? Sure, […]

Deacon-structing Heaven: Part 2

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Deacon Pedro

Last time ,we looked at what Scriptures tell us about Heaven. Perhaps we do know more about Heaven than we think. Well, I guess, at least we know with certainty that we are going to die. So what happens when we die? We believe that we will be judged for our actions during this life. But […]

Deacon-structing Heaven

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Deacon Pedro

I was at the March for Life last Thursday, on the day that most places around the world celebrated the Feast of the Ascension. Here in Canada we celebrate it today, the Sunday after the 6th Sunday in Easter. After the March, as I was reflecting about it, I started thinking about how the life […]

Perspectives Weekly – What is hell?

Friday, November 16, 2012

Carlos Ferreira

One of the biggest questions of humankind is what happens after we die? Is there life after death?As Catholics we believe God is the ultimate judge of what we have done during our time on earth. He will decide if we go to heaven or to hell. The documentary Hellbound, directed by Kevin Miller looks at […]