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LIVING WITH CHRIST WEBINAR: PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR EASTER

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Speaker: Christine Way Skinner, author of many Novalis books, including Sacred Journey 2022, Catholic Kids Library series, The Joy of Keeping the Faith and co-author of There Must be a Pony in Here Somewhere. To register, […]

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Easter, Living with Christ

ANNUNCIATION

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Are you one of those people who never takes down your Christmas lights? Or maybe you’re the neighbour scowling at one of those people? Exactly nine months before the birth […]

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Feast Day

ST. JOSEPH

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I often think of St. Joseph as the patron saint of shy men. In the little we read of him in the Gospels, he says nothing, but when called upon […]

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Saints

ST. PATRICK

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What do you know about St. Patrick? That his favourite colour was green? That he banished all the snakes in Ireland? That he was Catholic? So little is known fact […]

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Saints

SOFTENING OUR HEARTS THIS LENT

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I admire those of you who keep steady and committed Lenten observance.I feel like my work in music ministry keeps me mindful, but if I wasn’t singing, I might get […]

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Lent

FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE: PRAYER INTENTION FOR MARCH

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Each month, the Pope sets before the People of God a special intention for the worldwide Church to bring to prayer. This month he asks that we pray for victims […]

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Pope Francis, Prayer, Social Justice

“I HAVE HEARD OF YOUR FAITH…” EPHESIANS 1:15

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Life has taught me that people talk about each other. At its worst, this is manifested in gossip that is more rooted in rumour than fact. At its best, it […]

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Prayer

LIVING LENT

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It’s a mark on the forehead that means so much. A gym full of children listen to the readings, sing hymns and receive their ashes. They are a bit silly, […]

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Lent

CREATING THE WORLD ANEW…FROM THE ASHES

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It’s hard not to see all the things that are going wrong in the world. Many areas are suffering from the effects of climate change. The war in Ukraine heartbreakingly […]

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Lent

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

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When you are sick or feeling like you are coming down with something nasty, what do you want? Most people will answer that they want their mothers, even if they […]

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Feast Day, Mary, World Day of the Sick

THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD AND LITURGICAL FUN

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Today, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, is my favourite feast day! When I mention it, people usually ask why and I never have an […]

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Candlemas, Feast Day

THE CONVERSION OF A LIFETIME

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A great light from heaven shone about him and a voice spoke, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” This how Saul, a persecutor of Christians became Paul, arguably one […]

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Reflections, Saints

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

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Many of us go through life with regrets and worries. Some of these are unavoidable and even unsought as we live our daily lives on this planet. Yet, both can […]

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Saint Francis de Sales

SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD

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The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship by Peter E. Fink, SJ states that God’s word is more than“mere external utterance or intellectual discourse. It is the self-communication of God to […]

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The Bible

LIVING WITH CHRIST WEBINAR: READING SCRIPTURES WITH OUR HEARTS

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On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 2pm EST, Living with Christ will host a webinar entitled “Reading Scripture With Our Hearts” in this year’s Living with Christ webinar series “Seek […]

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Events, Scripture

ST. ANDRÉ BESSETTE, PATRON OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS

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It was an ordinary Sunday until the Mass ended and a parishioner went up to the ambo to speak. He shared the story of a man who had been severely […]

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Feast Day, Saints

HOSANNA: A LITANY OF PRAISE AND PETITION FOR THE NEW YEAR

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The passage from the old year to a new is a time for reflection. One thinks about the losses, griefs, and disappointments suffered as well as the achievements, blessings, and […]

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New Years, Prayer

THE CHRISTMAS CARD DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY

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One of my favourite Christmas images is of the Holy Family huddled together. Looming large in the forefront is a Christmas card bearing images of gifts, bells, candles, etc. The […]

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Family, Feast Day, Holy Family

FROM POLITICS TO PEACE: THE FEAST OF HOLY INNOCENTS

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Three days ago, we were filled with joy at the birth of the Christ child. Today, we mark the deaths of innocent children at the hands of Herod, pawns in […]

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Children, Feast Day, Poverty, Social Justice

“A THRILL OF HOPE, THE WEARY WORLD REJOICES”

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I have childhood memories of sitting in the silence of Christmas morning. Of course, there was great excitement about presents and company coming. Deep within, there was the contemplation of […]

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Christmas

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE & NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

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December 12th is the Feast Our Lady of Guadalupe (Patron of the Americas). In December of 1531, on a site revered by Aztecs as a shrine to the goddess Tonantzin, […]

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Events, Feast Day, History, Indigenous, Mary, Social Justice

AN OPEN LETTER FROM ST. NICHOLAS

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Dear Adults, Kids love me because I love them first. Ever since I was a kid myself, I’ve done what I could for the vulnerable – all those folks who […]

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Children, Contemporary Issues, Creation, Environment, Feast Day, Health, Saints

HOW IS YOUR ADVENT JOURNEY?

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Advent is my favourite liturgical season for so many reasons. It provides an opportunity for seeing more of the nighttime sky and the stars. And the night sky plays such […]

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Advent, Prayer, Reflections

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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Let us go rejoicing! The 1st Sunday of the Advent is upon us. This beautiful season seems to rush past us in the anticipation of Christmas. I hope to slow […]

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Advent

COME, LORD JESUS! BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADVENT

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Where did the liturgical year go? We’re almost at the end of this one, with Advent and the new church year just around the corner. I love Advent, but it […]

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Advent, Book Recommendations

CHRIST THE KING / WORLD DAY OF YOUTH

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Kids today got no king they got no king everywhere anxiety they got no king got no king God told the line of Abraham not to cower beneath the crown […]

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Children, Christian Living, Evangelization, Faith

ANNOUNCING A NEW BOOK SERIES: NEW PATHS FOR THE CHURCHES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

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Novalis is very pleased to announce a new series on the churches and Indigenous Peoples in Canada! Sponsored by the Centre on the Churches, Truth, and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples […]

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Book Recommendations, Book Review, History, Indigenous

AND STILL, RACHEL WEEPS…

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“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more. (Jeremiah 31:15 & Mathew 2:18) […]

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Children, Family, Grief, Health, Poverty, Prayer

PRAYING FOR HOLY SOULS

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Even as a young child, I thought it wonderful to believe that the people who had died before me were still with us, and we with them. I grew up […]

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Family, Feast Day, Passing, Prayer

ALL SAINTS

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Saints are the ultimate role models of holiness and goodness. Our Church invites us to emulate the saints and to follow their example of virtue and prayerfulness. Catholic parents once […]

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Saints

WORLD FOOD DAY

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Life is surface material skin deep a shallow wave of earth stuck rolling in across vast shores of clay and sand and rock that, dry and of themselves, simply cannot […]

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Creation, Ecological Steweardship, Environment, Events

ST. TERESA OF JESUS

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I like to think of Teresa of Jesus as a diamond, many faceted and beautiful.  It is said that when she was a young girl, both she and her brother, […]

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Saints

2 THANKSGIVING PRAYERS

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I offer you on this day of bounty not one, but two thanksgiving prayers. I do this to acknowledge that we do not all approach this feast under the same […]

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Events, Gratitude

THE ROSARY, PRAYING AND LIVING A MYSTERY

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Using prayer beads in meditative prayer is part of many religions in the world. In Buddhism and Hinduism there are 108 beads for the 108 Sacred Mantras. In Islam there […]

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Mary, Prayer

BLESSED FEAST DAY OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, THE EARLIEST OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS

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I am proud of myself that I ate one tomato from my garden this year. One tomato! I placed my statue of St. Francis in the garden and my tomato […]

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Creation, Environment, Feast Day, Saints

ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX

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The liturgical tradition does not have a ceremony for every scenario of loss but it does offer a rich ritual repertoire from which we can draw inspiration and hope. On […]

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Feast Day, Grief, Saints

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: MOVING BEYOND THE ORANGE SHIRT

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Earlier this week, I saw a tweet from an Indigenous person lamenting that many Canadians would be wearing an orange shirt on September 30, and then for the next 364 […]

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Canada, Children, Events, Grief, Indigenous, Social Justice

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

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If you have ever lamented the state of divisiveness in the Church today, it may help to delve into a history book and time travel back to the days of […]

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Feast Day, Saints

WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

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Once again, the media brought out the plight of migrants this week in the coverage of their shipment to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. They were loaded onto planes and buses and […]

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Contemporary Issues, Refugee Crises, Refugees

THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

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The liturgical tradition does not have a ceremony for every scenario of loss but it does offer a rich ritual repertoire from which we can draw inspiration and hope. On […]

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Feast Day

THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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Not much factual information about Mary’s birthday is known. We have been taught that she was conceived without sin as the Immaculate Conception. We know that her parents were Anne […]

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Feast Day, Mary

JESUS: ALPHA AND OMEGA, LORD OF BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS

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As summer winds down for many of us here in Canada, we see this time as one of beginnings and endings. We are grateful for the season of heat and […]

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Children, Education

A HARD PRAYER FOR CARE

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Today we observe World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Let us ponder the awe and beauty of the created world, the healing that nature brings to our […]

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Creation, Environment, Health, Prayer

SAINT MONICA

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St. Monica is the patron saint of Mothers. Her life as a single Mom after her husband’s death was no easy journey. On top of it all, she had a […]

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Children, Family, Feast Day, Saints

Q&A WITH AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR MARIETTE MARTINEAU

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The start of the school year is just around the corner. To mark this moment in the lives of students, teachers and families, Novalis’ managing editor, Anne Louise Mahoney, spoke […]

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Author Q&A, Book Recommendations, Children, Education

BACK-TO-SCHOOL RESOURCES

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The following are examples of the rich resources that Novalis has in our catalogue to support Catholic educators. In preparing for the school year ahead, consider these and many other […]

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Book Recommendations, Children, Education

A SIGN OF SURE HOPE AND COMFORT

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The liturgical tradition does not have a ceremony for every scenario of loss but it does offer a rich ritual repertoire from which we can draw inspiration and hope. On […]

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Elderly, Feast Day, Grief, Health, Mary

WHAT ST. CLARE CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE EUCHARIST

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For those working in pastoral ministry, keeping a healthy balance in the parish is a constant task. Communities, like the individual people that constitute them, have tendencies to lean towards […]

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Eucharist, Eucharistic Adoration, Saints

TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

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Have you ever seen a sunrise or sunset and been mesmerized by its beauty? Or Aurora Borealis in a dark winter’s night? Those are the only experiences that I have […]

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Feast Day

“I Humbly Beg Forgiveness”: Reflections on Pope Francis’ Visit to Canada

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The papal visit continues as I write, yet there is already so much to think about. I was moved as I watched Pope Francis arrive in Edmonton on Sunday. Despite […]

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Canada, Pope Francis

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