Agnieszka Ruck is a freelance writer and editor who loves telling stories that inspire or encourage. Her most frequent audience is her nerdy husband and their three wild young children.
In a single day, Father Bruce-John Hamilton was able to cross a lot of items off his to-do list. It was the day before Thanksgiving, and the pastor of Corpus … Continued
Navigating funeral arrangements and wills can be a delicate and complex task, but talking about it in one’s mother tongue can may make that conversation slightly easier. That’s what Peter … Continued
A Pew Research poll claiming only one-third of U.S. Catholics believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist two years ago sent shockwaves through the Church. Could so many … Continued
Sister Hae-Jin Lim is quick to say her vocation story is about God’s faithfulness, not her own. “I began my formation by getting ready to tell God: ‘I tried, but … Continued
Rousing applause sounded as Cree elder Don Tourangeau embraced Father Pierre Ducharme at St. Joseph’s Parish in Richmond on Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. About 250 people … Continued
For those who participated in the Vancouver synod of 1998 to 2006, it was “the best of times.” Barbara Dowding, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, was general secretary of the … Continued
It was a Mass that will make the history books, said Deacon Rennie Nahanee. Mass was celebrated in the Squamish language for the first time at St. Paul’s Indian Catholic … Continued
Father Richard Conlin can relate to Augustine of Hippo. Not Saint Augustine of Hippo, the theologian, bishop, and doctor of the Church, but the college-aged Augustine of Hippo, who was out … Continued
Kenan MacKenzie remembers the simple conversation five years ago that became a life-changing moment for him. He had been speaking with Msgr. Gregory Smith, pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish … Continued
Doriano and Patricia Baisi’s eldest daughter Jenny was the kind of person you’d find first in line if you mentioned you needed some help. ‘The COVID pandemic has brought to … Continued