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People who are socially isolated may be at a greater risk of dying sooner, a British study suggests. But do Facebook friends count? How about texting?

18 Jul A Culture of Isolation

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We are living in a culture of isolation where the highest good is independence. Where we focus on self-esteem, self-worth, self-actualization and becoming the best version of ourselves. This can be achieved through self-help, personal development, self-discipline and self-mastery. We are a culture obsessed with...

21 Apr How Contraception Changed History – Intro

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I read a short article on contraception this week and it sparked a desire within me to write a series of posts outlining the modern history of contraception with the goal of showing how this one issue is at the root of a significant number...

08 Apr What We Anticipate, We Create!

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This morning Pope Francis' post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia was released by the Vatican (Please click here to read it). This document is the outcome and, in some respects, the summary of the work that was done at the extraordinary and ordinary synods on the...

01 Apr Why Do We Avoid Good and Do Evil?

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My wife and I were having a conversation earlier today about how odd it is that at times we fail to give our best effort despite good intentions. We know what we should do, but we do not always do it. This isn't just something my wife...

01 Apr Folks, This Ain’t Normal

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My title for this post is borrowed from a book by Joel Salatin which bears the same name. This is a book that I am currently reading through. Joel has some amazing insights into many of the current problems we are facing as a society...

24 Mar Jesus Said: Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

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As many of you know this week in the Roman Catholic Church is Holy Week. During this week we commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. It is the end of the season of Lent and the beginning of Easter. Reflecting on this theme of...

11 Mar Finding God in the Silence

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Silence. It is something which, I think we are all a little uncomfortable with on some level. When talking friends and family we all try to avoid "awkward" silences. At times it can even seem as though we are scared of silence. But what are...

17 Feb Overview of the Blog

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This blog will be used for a variety of purposes. It shall be used to speak about upcoming events being held at the John Paul II Cultural Centre as well as an educational platform to share our thoughts on a variety of topics ranging from...

St. Francis of Assis, patron saint of ecologists and merchants.

16 Feb Francis: A Saint for Our Times

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When Cardinal Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013 he took the name Francis and became the first Pope Francis in the history of the Catholic Church. There is a tradition with men elected to the papacy to chose a new name. Often they chose the...

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11 Feb Taking the First Step

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Over this past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Pure Life Summit in London, Ontario which was put on by the Family Foundations Institute. The keynote speaker at the event was Ken Yasinski, a Catholic speaker and apologist from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I really...

18 Jul A Culture of Isolation

08 Apr What We Anticipate, We Create!

01 Apr Why Do We Avoid Good and Do Evil?

01 Apr Folks, This Ain’t Normal

24 Mar Jesus Said: Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

11 Mar Finding God in the Silence

17 Feb Overview of the Blog

16 Feb Francis: A Saint for Our Times

11 Feb Taking the First Step

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