The road to Emmaus has so many beautiful moments. This year, consider expanding on the last line of the Gospel reading. After all the suffering, desolation, confusion, Jesus appears on the road to be with His friends. He helps them to understand, and then He is gone. When it is all over, they tell the […]
Diocese of Calgary has launched an initiative to express our gratitude for today’s heroes – the men, women and children who are making time to serve others during these challenging weeks of the global pandemic. When: From Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19 to Pentecost Sunday, May 31, the Diocese will be thanking the people who are making […]
On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that […]
In the Gospel both at the Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene comes to the tomb to grieve, only to discover it is empty. The death she expected to greet her is not there. As we walk through the sufferings and deaths of our own life, experiencing Resurrection depends on our willingness to give ourselves […]
“Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep.” Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday In the Gospel both at the Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene comes to the tomb to grieve, only to discover it is empty. The death […]