This blog post was written for Faith Connections “Theology on Tap” follow up a year after the Theology on Tap on the same topic in May 2020 . A year can seem like such a short time, especially when we are past it. As we reached the one year mark of our pandemic, the global community …
The Art of Listening to God in a Wounded World – Update Read More »
By Fr. Santo Arrigo C.Ss.R., Coordinator of Ignite Ministry It should be no surprise that our Ignite Youth and Young Adult Ministry across the country was a little short circuited this past year due to COVID-19. However, despite the unusual circumstances and turn of events, Ignite, a program of Redemptorist Youth and Vocation Ministry, as continued …
“Igniting” Hearts of Young People in COVID Times Read More »
You are the now of God ( Ch.V, no. 178) In the course of our journey, we have already had the opportunity to highlight that CHRISTUS VIVIT is a document written “for” young people and “with” young people. To affirm it – we remember it once again – was Pope Francis himself, who, right at the beginning of his Exhortation …
Reflection for Palm Sunday By: Andrea D’Silva (Ignite Young Adult Team Leader, Toronto) Last year on Palm Sunday I sat in the pub across the street from my church with a beer and a palm I folded into a cross. A gentleman at a table nearby struck up a conversation with me asking how I …
After a couple of days with the ever-changing news, it has been hard to sit down, take a deep breath and comprehend all that is taking place before us. I recently travelled to Arizona and California. Five days after I returned, Toronto Public Health announced that anyone who has travelled in the last 14 days …
If you are in an area where you can’t attend Mass due to the restrictions for COVID-19, that’s ok! Here are some resources for you to continue your Lenten journey, pause, pray and be mindful of the bigger picture that despite the onset of this virus, God is still with us. If we are self-isolated, …
Reflection on the tragedy on January 8 of the Ukrainian Airlines crash near Tehran…. We raise our minds and hearts in prayer for our world this day, that peace and justice may reign and the love of God will ultimately conquer hatred and violence that we do to each other in our time. True faith …
Celebrating our history in our Ministry to Young People in Canada Over three decades, the Redemptorists in Canada have undertaken several bold and exciting initiatives in the area of Redemptorist Youth and Vocation Ministry as an outreach with and for young people throughout our country. In all three regions of our newly formed Canadian Province, we …
Ignite Canada: Re-imagining our Mission with and for Young People Today Read More »
Once again, Advent has come upon us. Summer has gone. Autumn leaves have fallen. I’m reminded of the refrain from Charlie Brown’s “Merry Christmas Charlie Brown” Episode, “Christmastime is here…..”; not to mention being reminded of the often last minute quest for the perfect tree, but ending up with the “Charlie Brown tree”. Yet, it’s all good! We need to …
