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Excerpts from Catechism of the Catholic Church
About the text: As is the case in any pilgrimage, prayer and penance mark the life of a Christian. Just as it was not enough for the Israelites to pass through the Red Sea, but they needed a time of purification and penance in the desert, so do we need to do penance in addition to our baptism as we make our way through the desert of life to the place pr…
Pilgrimage: What the Modern Pilgrim Can Learn from Kristin Lavransdatter
About the author: Christina Debusschere is a wife, mother, and cradle Catholic who grew up on a farm in northeastern Alberta. She holds a B.A. in music and a B.Ed. from Concordia University of Edmonton. Between rosaries and sinks of dishes, Christina enjoys reading, making music, educating her children, rational dialogue with her husband, and a good cup…
Inferno: Canto I
About the text: Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321) was the first writer extensively in an Italian dialect and is therefore considered the father of Italian literature and a precursor of the Italian Renaissance. Deeply indebted to his early contemporary Thomas Aquinas both philosophically and theologically, Dante’s
My Convoluted Pilgrimage to the Catholic Church
About the author: Deborah Gyapong's journalism career included 17 years at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation where she spent 12 years as a television producer in news and current affairs. For 15 years, she covered national affairs and the Catholic Church for a network of Catholic newspapers across Canada. She retired in 2019.
Paul Tells of His Conversion: Acts 22:1-21
About the text: St. Paul is well-known for his “Damascus moment,” the sudden revelation that he received from Christ that changed the trajectory of his life. Fittingly, his conversion took place on a journey and was accompanied by a movement from blindness to new life in Christ through baptism. Christ’s identification with the persecuted Church left suc…