LENT – WHERE WE DARE NOT GO
Back on the 1st Sunday of Lent we read Mark’s Gospel account of the temptation in the desert where Jesus begun his 40 days in the desert among the wild beasts, being tempted by Satan, and tended to by angels.…
Novalis Seeds of Faith
LET US PRAY FOR PEACE TODAY…
Today we observe the annual World Day of Prayer. It is “an invitation for Christians to pause and pray together ecumenically and recalls our Christian responsibility to be sensitive to the signs of the times so that we might bring…
WHERE IS GOD INVITING ME TO FOCUS THIS LENT?
Marking the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday caught many of us by surprise. It arrived so early this year! Here we are, already celebrating the 2nd Sunday of Lent. Amidst the busyness of life, we might be catching up, only…
“SANCTIFY A FAST, CALL A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY, GATHER THE PEOPLE (JOEL 2:15-16)!”
This day is significant to the faithful around the world. It marks a time to turn around, to live our lives to the fullest and to be everything that we can be as children of God. There is beauty in…
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK
On this World Day of Prayer for the Sick we have a special occasion to express solidarity with those who suffer from illnesses by praying for them. This observance was instituted by St. John Paul II on this day back…
ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA
February 8 marks the memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita. This is also the annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. When we hear St. Josephine Bakhita’s story, we realize that this is not a coincidence. As a young…
NOVALIS BOOK REVIEW: REMI DE ROO: PILGRIM AND PROPHET
We’ve been hearing a lot about synodality over the last couple of years, since Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality, a three-year worldwide process of discernment by lay people and ordained alike on how to move forward together as…
CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
When you enter the Church of Santa Maria del Puopolo in Rome, you walk down the central aisle toward the ornate altar. We glance to the left to see a chapel which is dominated by three large masterpieces painted around…
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES AND COMMUNICATION
Today’s feast day is special for all writers and journalists. While some persons do earn their living in these particular professions, we are all writers. Even those who limit their written communications to text messages and emojis are writers. All…
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2024
“The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated around the world on January 18-25, which are also dates recommended by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, there has also been a long-standing practice by a number of communities…