St. Jean-Baptiste
Growing up on a farm near the French-Canadian village of Morinville, Alberta, I thought it only natural that Frontier Daze, as the local summer fair, would be held in late June. Only later did I make the link between the…
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Pope Francis and the Call to Tenderness
Novalis’ Publisher Joseph Sinasac recently invited Sabrina Di Matteo, Director of Campus Ministry, Centre étudiant Benoît-Lacroix and President of Communications et Société (a partner of ARCCC), to share her personal experience of today’s installation Mass. ROME – The silence is…
World Day of the Sick
A regular columnist wrote on Saturday that turning 65 is not the same as turning 60. 65 is not the new 55: it is 65, and boomers better get used to it. 65 means old age, cheaper movies and transit…
New Year’s Greetings
New Years’ greetings and best wishes to all our friends on this first day of 2013. During this Year of Faith, we look forward to carrying on our 77-year-old tradition of providing accessible, affordable resources for worship, prayer and living…
Welcoming the Stranger to the Table
Well the turkey is down to soup and Julia, my youngest, has finished off the stuffing – the best part of the turkey, she declares every Christmas and Thanksgiving. Thinking back to our recent Christmas dinner, I can’t help but…
Christmas Greetings From Novalis
In his annual Christmas message, Archbishop Richard Smith offers reminds us of the gifts of the Magi to the newborn Jesus: gold, myrrh, and frankincense. For the year just past the president of the Canadian Conference of Bishops likens these…
Enjoying the Holidays
We all want Christmas to be a special time of year, with family, friends and the perfect gifts for all. But often we get caught up in materialistic trappings, consumerist distractions and an emphasis on perfection that only adds stress…
Gaudete Sunday: Meaning and Symbolism
Impatience taught me my very first Latin word.
Novalis Launches New Blog: Seeds of Faith
We launch this blog today, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, because it reminds us of a particular moment in time. For it was on this day, back in 1935, that the seeds of Novalis were sown.