Entries by Karla Basulto

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion

“I thirst…… for you!” This is the heart of our faith: we embrace death to find new life. It feels easier to avoid death but, in so doing, we miss out on the life of the Resurrection that follows. We need to recognize the different ways we behave in response to death, and we see […]

Holy Thursday

The Passover – We are gathering to remember who we are, where we have been, and that something is about to happen that changes us. We practice this not only to mark the historical and ongoing dying and rising of Jesus, but also so we can do it in the Holy Thursdays of our ordinary […]

Holy Week, Triduum and Easter Celebrations – Livestreams

We are united in prayer In keeping with Alberta Health Services’ directives, and to protect seniors and those with pre-existing health conditions against the spread of COVID-19, the Diocese of Calgary has suspended all public Masses for an unspecified period of time.  You can participate with in all the celebrations by clicking the link below:Triduum […]

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Friends, on this Palm Sunday, Matthew’s magnificent Gospel of the Passion bids us to reflect on the seriousness of sin. To be sure, the Gospel proclaimed by the first Christians involves the glorious Resurrection, but those initial evangelists never let their hearers forget that the one who had been raised was none other than the one […]

Livestream Masses and other resources during the isolation

Nourish your family spiritually during the pandemic. Let us take advantage of this somewhat strange time to welcome and live the Spirit in our homes and rediscover the wealth and the gift of our domestic Churches together with Jesus, who lives with us. (Card. Farrell, March 19, 2020).  Livestream Masses and other resources https://www.catholicyyc.ca/livestreammass.htmlhttps://www.catholicyyc.ca/blog/keeping-the-lords-day-holy