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Home is where God is
How can a place you’ve never been to before feel like home? On a cold day in February, my friend and I travelled to Phoenix, Ariz., for a retreat. Neither … Continued
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Eusebius, the saint who inspired many other saints
St. Eusebius of Vercelli (283-371) was born of a noble family on the island of Sardinia, where his father is said to have died in prison for the faith. His … Continued
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‘Work of Mary’: Vancouver Focolare mark Chiara Lubich’s 100-year legacy
Chiara Lubich, the foundress of the Focolare Movement, offered the Church a simple message of Gospel love and a powerful support to the men and women of our time. Now, … Continued
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Try leaving your safety net this Lent
In my previous article, I mentioned this Lent I am participating in a retreat-style book study with some friends. We are listening to podcasts on “Abiding Together” by Michelle Benzinger, … Continued
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Chinese-American relations tested in American Factory
This year’s Academy Award winner for best documentary feature, American Factory (now on Netflix), chronicles the ups and down of a Chinese industrial facility recently opened in the midwestern city … Continued
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Seeking ourselves only brings us to ruin
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year AFirst Reading: Gen 12:1-4Second Reading: 2 Tim 1:8b-10Gospel Reading: Mt 17:1-9 “Join with me in suffering for the Gospel,” St. Paul says in the Second … Continued
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God’s laws are not like traffic laws: Archbishop Miller
This is an excerpt of Archbishop Miller’s remarks during a visit to St. John the Apostle Parish in February. More information about parish visits available here. The more visits I complete, … Continued
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God thirsts that we may thirst for him
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A First Reading: Ex 17:3-7 Second Reading: Rom 5:1-2; 5-8 Gospel Reading: Jn 4:5-42 Water is central in this Sunday’s Readings. In British Columbia, where … Continued
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Constantine’s ‘paganizing’ of the Church? It never happened
Jesus founded a Church two millennia ago, and that Church is still in existence. If you’re a Christian and not part of it, you would need some pretty strong justification … Continued
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God in Scripture led Hilary to his conversion
St. Hilary of Poitiers was the principal opponent of Arianism in the West. Born in Poitiers, France, about 315, he grew up in a non-Christian environment and spent time searching … Continued