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February 2, 2020

‘I am blessed’ inspires giving from gratitude

The Faba family and staff members of The Stock and Sauce Co. in Calgary participate in the “I am blessed” campaign by making 1,400 sandwiches for residents of the Calgary Drop-In Centre.

CALGARY -- Grade 9 student Lidya Estifon was enjoying her lunch outside of St. Monica School in late January when she noticed a classmate without a coat. The temperature was -3 Celsius.

Published in Canada
October 6, 2017

Comment: Take nothing for granted, give thanks for all things

The marketplace in Bangalore is the scene of one of Angela Saldanha's most vivid memories.

We’re all guilty to some degree, aren’t we? I mean, guilty of taking things for granted.

Published in Guest Columns
April 3, 2015

Preparing for Easter a time of joy for Eastern Catholics

Benedictine Father Michel Van Parys, abbot of the Byzantine-rite Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, outside of Rome, said the “dimension of spiritual warfare” and the belief in Jesus’ words that “some demons can only be cast out by prayer and fasting” are fundamental to Great Lent.

VATICAN CITY - Joy is not a word people usually associate with strict fasting and penance — unless they are Eastern-rite Catholics.

Published in International
December 18, 2014

First showers, now sleeping bags: Pope Francis’ birthday gift to the homeless

Pope Francis greets one of eight poor people at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 17, the pope's 78th birthday. A group of the poor were invited to the audience in celebration of the pope's birthday.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked his 78th birthday by giving hundreds of sleeping bags to the homeless in Rome, Vatican officials said Dec. 18.

Published in Vatican
December 18, 2014

With His coming, Jesus asks so little of us

With His coming, Jesus asks so little of us

They came by the thousands. Young and old, men and women, Francophone and English, the able-bodied and the infirm, they came despite the driving, biting snow and blustery wind to a church in Montreal in mid-December to bid farewell to hockey legend Jean Beliveau.

Published in Guest Columns