A LENT AND EASTER BOOKSHELF
Lent tends to sneak up on me. Maybe it’s because I live in a snowy place where the landscape still looks like a Christmas card in March… I find that one way to get into the spirit of Lent is…
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ADVENT READING TO LIGHT YOUR WAY
A popular Catholic tradition involves designating each of the four weeks of Advent with a particular theme: love, hope, joy, peace. As we light the candles on the Advent wreath or pray together each day, these themes can help to…
Q&A WITH EUGENE AUCOIN, AUTHOR OF THE BEATITUDES: EIGHT STEPS TO INNER PEACE AND HAPPINESS
The Beatitudes are a familiar Gospel passage (Matthew 5:3-12) and a teaching of Jesus that still resonates with many people today. In The Beatitudes: Eight Steps to Inner Peace and Happiness, author Eugene Aucoin guides us with kindness and compassion…
MARIAN APPROACHES TO SYNODALITY, BY DR. JOSEPHINE LOMBARDI
With so much discussion about the role of women in the Church, especially in today’s synodal considerations, how could Mary be missing? Mary listened to the Holy Spirit and pondered the meaning of her incredibly significant role in that crucial…
HITTING THE BOOKS: NOVALIS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
As the days get shorter and cooler, and as our regular routines take shape, we may have more time for diving into a book. Reading is much more than a leisure activity – it’s a way to make sense of…
NOVALIS SUMMER BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: READING ON THE GO
Whether you’re on an exotic vacation or sitting in the park, nothing beats a good summer read. When you don’t have space for bulky reading material in your suitcase or backpack, ebooks are just the thing. Since you can read…
PRAYING WITH THE GOSPELS: A JOURNEY WITH JESUS
We all know a lot of Gospel stories – but how much do we know about each Gospel writer and their approach to telling the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus? How can we immerse ourselves through…
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…
GOING ON AN ADVENT-URE!
Many adventures start with a dream or desire: we may find ourselves seeking a new or deeper life experience. Next comes a road map or outline to help us get from here to there. The time when we are immersed…
OUR FATHER: A GUIDE FOR LIVING
The Our Father is one of the world’s best-known prayers, recited daily by millions of Christians around the world. For Catholics, it holds a special place in our Eucharistic liturgy, spoken by the entire congregation with reverence. But how many…