Pastoral
Our May 2013 cover artist, Francis Dvorak, was previously featured in the January 2013 issue.
Month: June 2013
Pope Francis
Our Lord said to Francis of Assisi in the great saint’s vision at San Damiano: “Francis, Francis, go and repair My house which, as you can see, is falling into ruins.” Source.
Crucifixion
Our March artist, Michael D. O’Brien, was born in Ottawa in 1948 and is internationally renowned as the author of twenty books, notably the novel Father Elijah and eight other novels, which have been translated into twelve languages and widely reviewed in both secular and religious media in North America and Europe. Several of his non-fiction[…]
CBC Exposed
CBC Exposed by Brian Lilley Freedom Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-98816-910-4 Softcover, pp. 185; price: $22.36 CAD My relationship with the CBC as a listener ended about a decade ago when, during the course of a weekend’s air- time on Radio One, I heard veteran broadcaster Michael Enright make a series of crude anti-Irish jokes that[…]
Is Superman still a Christian hero?
What if a child dreamed of becoming something other than what society intended? What if a child aspired to something greater? (Jor-El, Man of Steel) In June 1938, Superman first appeared in comic books and since then has become a legend that needs no introduction. When I first heard that Zack Snyder was directing the newest[…]
Redeeming Grief
I think that the worst part of being upset about something is the side effects that come from crying. Just a few tears and suddenly you have a runny nose and a headache and then not only do you feel miserable emotionally, but you are wiped out physically as well. It almost feels like an[…]
Blessed Are You
There are so many times in my life when I’ve never felt so blessed! I have a loving family, daily nourishment, and a God Who romances me daily. There are other times in my life when I don’t feel so blessed. Sometimes, like Job, we are deprived of the gifts we love. In those times,[…]
Confessions of a Recovering Almost-Hoarder
When my grandmother moved out of the house she had lived in for 35 years, it took the family several days to clean it out. She had saved everything from balls of yarn to scraps of fabric, ratty tea towels and dish cloths to scads of decrepit plastic bags and flattened bits of cardboard. You[…]
Lessons from Picasso
I love art—particularly paintings. I love the way that paintings have their own language, where so much can be conveyed in a single image. Generally, I prefer classical works. I’m not big on modern works, and up until a few years ago, there were absolutely no modern artists in my favorites list. Then one day,[…]
The Adventure of Letting Go
Five years ago, in the middle of a pretty rough semester at university, during which I had struggled with some health issues and some friend issues and a massive pile of schoolwork, I sat in the adoration chapel feeling utterly depleted. I was exhausted and overwhelmed and lost. Over the next few weeks everything continued[…]