Jesus’ Blood: The Fountain of Mercy

By: Sr. Helena Burns, FSP ©

“What Can Make Me Whole Again?”

July is the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, beginning with July 1, Canada Day, which is also the Feast of the Most Precious Blood. Just to say those words: “Most Precious Blood of Jesus” feels so sacred—and it is! After all, it was His blood that expiated our sins and saved the world. I must admit that I’m partial to the wonderful, rousing Protestant hymns:

There is power, power, wonder-working power in the Precious Blood of the Lamb!” “What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!,

. . . as well as the invoking of the Precious Blood by all manner of Christians in different ways: for covering, for protection, for blessing. Who can forget the thrilling scene at the end of “Ben Hur,” when the blood of Jesus, mixed with rain, pours down Golgotha and touches him?

I remember when a parish in Toronto was introducing Holy Communion under both species. Instructions were given as to how to receive. We were to receive the Body of Christ first, and then, if we wished, to approach the cup.

It was fascinating to see how much more reverence people automatically had for the Precious Blood than the Blessed Sacrament. Some people did multiple bows first. A couple of people prostrated themselves in front of the cup before receiving. And yet, the Body is just as much Jesus as the Blood, so much so, that it is not necessary for the congregation to ever receive the Precious Blood.

When we receive the Host, we receive the complete Jesus: Body, Blood, soul and divinity. The same holds if we were to only receive the Blood. In fact, we have a few Sisters with celiac disease (they can’t have even the tiniest bit of gluten), and so they only receive from the cup.

In Eucharistic miracles, the Host often bleeds, showing us the unity of Jesus’ Body and Blood.

Jesus’ Blood: The Fountain of Mercy

All ancient religions always incorporated sacrifice into their worship, usually the shedding of animal blood. Jesus Himself is the final Sacrifice that ended all other sacrifices, and we are privileged to participate in it at every Holy Mass.

The book of the Bible that mentions the Blood of Jesus the most, is one of my favourite books, the Letter to the Hebrews, which many scholars believe was written, in part, for the priestly class. Blood was seen as the seat of life, so even how the blood of animals was treated had many stipulations. The first Council of the Church (the Council of Jerusalem recorded in Acts of the Apostles) had to deal with this.

There are wonderful devotions honouring the Precious Blood. Right in the Divine Mercy prayers, are several mentions of Jesus’ Blood as a fountain of mercy. The Precious Blood chaplet recalls each time in Jesus’ life He shed His blood for us.

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The Body and Blood of Jesus in our Midst

If you drive through Quebec, many churches prominently feature a statue in front of their building of a Crucifix and three who were at the foot of the Cross: the Blessed Mother, St. John and Mary Magdalene.

Certainly, drops of Jesus’ blood must have fallen on them, to say nothing of when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took His body down, and His Mother and the other holy women washed and prepared Him for burial. I might be theologically way off base here, but every time I hear the Scripture passage where the crowds, demanding Pilate condemn Jesus to death, cry: “His blood be upon us and upon our children!”, all I can think of is the fact that Jesus’ blood does not seek vengeance. It forgives.

This past liturgical cycle is the first time I realized that the New Testament is very much about martyrdom. What are the readings and feast days right after Christmas and Easter? Martyrs: shedding one’s blood for Christ. Yikes! And of course, we’re all called to “white martyrdom”:

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. (Hebrews 12:4)

When people are searching for God or investigating the Catholic Church, I often help them along the intellectual route (naturally, we Daughters of St. Paul are “media nuns” who teach through media).

But how often do I tell people about the Body and Blood of Jesus in our midst and encourage them to simply sit in front of Jesus in the Tabernacle in a church or chapel and let Him take over?

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Brown Scapular

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

Each year on July 16, the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This Marian feast invites us to rediscover Mary’s tender, motherly care and her constant desire to lead us closer to her Son, Jesus.

An Optional Memorial is a liturgical celebration that may be observed at Mass. While not obligatory in every parish, it offers a meaningful opportunity to reflect on an important aspect of our faith and draw inspiration for daily life.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Christ Child

The Meaning of the Brown Scapular

The title Our Lady of Mount Carmel takes us to the Holy Land, to the mountain where the Prophet Elijah encountered the living God. Centuries later, Christian hermits—many of them Crusaders and pilgrims—settled there, seeking lives of prayer, silence, and contemplation. Looking to Mary as their spiritual mother and model of discipleship, they eventually formed what became the Carmelite Order.

One of the most beloved expressions of devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the Brown Scapular. More than a devotional object, the Brown Scapular is a sign of our desire to belong more completely to Christ through Mary’s guidance and to live each day beneath her loving mantle.

It reminds us that the Christian life is one of trust, prayer, faithful discipleship, and confidence in God’s loving care.

In a world filled with anxiety, uncertainty, and constant noise, Our Lady of Mount Carmel gently reminds us that we are never alone. Like a loving mother, she invites us to place our trust in God, to rest beneath her mantle of prayer, and to follow her Son with renewed confidence, peace, and hope.

On this memorial, let us ask Mary to intercede for us and to help us grow ever deeper in faith and love for her Son.

A Prayer to Our Blessed Mother

Blessed Virgin Mary, loving Mother of Jesus and our Mother, wrap me in your mantle of protection.

Guide me closer to your Son, strengthen my faith, and help me trust in God’s plan each day.

Watch over my family and keep us safe in your care.

Amen.

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May Our Lady of Mount Carmel wrap you and your loved ones in her loving mantle and lead you ever closer to her Son, Jesus.

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St. John’s Vision of the New Jerusalem

St. John’s Portrait of Christ in the Book of Revelation

I invite you to watch this hour-long video: The Christ of the Apocalypse, produced by the National Catholic Broadcasting Council.

These talks are based on my book: The Christ of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Faces of Jesus in the Book of Revelation. Far beyond images of the “Four Horsemen,” “the Antichrist,” “the Number of the Beast,” and “the Battle of Armageddon,” the Apocalypse is – from start to finish – a Revelation of Jesus Christ, who will return in glory at the end of time to usher in a New Heaven and a New Earth.

As I examine St. John’s complex portrait of Jesus Christ in this video, I offer some reflections on a number of questions:

• How do we interpret the Apocalypse?

• Do we interpret St. John literally?

• Is the Apocalypse about the End of the World?

• Or is it about the beginning of a New Creation?

Finally, I offer some reflections on the relevance of St. John’s message of hope in our postmodern, post-truth and post-human world.

Throughout, St. John calls us to give brave witness to the truth of the Gospel and so to begin even now to become a New Creation in Christ.

For ours is the God who makes “all things new”. (Rev. 21:5)

“Jesus Walks Among the 7 Golden Lampstands” (Rev. 1:12-16)

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“Walking the Road to Emmaus Today: Sam meets Jesus”

By: Deacon Robert Kinghorn ©

Sam’s powerful story of fame, addiction, and redemption shows how Christ meets us in our deepest search for acceptance.

Watch and Reflect: Encountering Christ on the Margins

This reflection was originally presented by Deacon Robert Kinghorn as part of the National Catholic Broadcasting Council’s Lenten series, 40 Days of Lent – From the Cross to Hope.

In this talk, Deacon Rob reflects on the story of “Sam,” a gifted musician whose search for success, acceptance, and belonging led him through addiction, homelessness, and profound personal struggle.

Through Sam’s journey, we are invited to consider how Christ continues to walk beside those on the margins and how authentic healing often begins through accompaniment, compassion, and hope.

Where is Christ inviting us to recognize his presence in those searching for acceptance, meaning, and hope?

Walking the Road to Emmaus Today

Like the two disciples walking away from Jerusalem in sorrow and confusion, Sam was traveling his own painful road — chasing false promises of fame and belonging.

Christ met him through honest conversation, patient companions, and a deeper call to serve others.

His eyes were opened to the truth that real belonging comes from being known and loved by the One who walks with us always.

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“Our Lady of Tenderness”, Icon by: Ria Kinghorn

By: Sr. Helena Burns, FSP ©

A Hunger for Sacred Beauty

In April 2019, when Notre Dame Cathedral was afire in Paris, I was on a cross-country drive. I had decided not to listen to the news, but rather to pray and think, so I was oblivious to the conflagration.

As the kilometres sailed by, I became strangely obsessed with the thought that Western Catholics were starving for good religious art.

I suddenly knew I was.

The East never dispensed with or replaced their ageless iconography for something contemporary, time-bound or disposable--but we Westerners did. In fact, I grew up in churches with artwork, statuary and interior design (often a gutted wreck-ovation of a prior elegant design) that reflected fleeting fads.

St. Anne’s Church, Nova Scotia

Or they were new constructions: boxy, devoid of embellishments, featuring the latest abstract symbols, conceptions and conceits of modern art (often amateurish and even childish), some teetering on brutalism.

In a word: ugly.

But I convinced myself I liked these cold offerings, stripped of the ability to evoke either the peaceful or passionate beating heart of a living faith, hope and charity. Why did I approve of these mediocre monstrosities? Because I thought of myself as a thoroughly modern Millie and didn’t want to be some stick-in-the-mud who can’t move with the times and find the profound meaning hidden beneath bleak and barren surfaces.

As I look back, I realize how prejudiced I was, how I was blinding myself and denying what I actually found to be beautiful, even if it came from another time.

Rediscovering the Gift of Catholic Art

12th Century Icon

April 2019 was my breakthrough. I determined in the van that I was going to find an inspiring image of Our Lord and Our Lady--of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus—one that particularly appealed to me, that I would pray with (and bring on all future trips with me).

• Enough with formlessness and intangibility!

• Enough with mortifying my need for visuals!

• I am a tactile human being with five senses!

• I will have good Catholic art surrounding me!

This turning point was informed by several influences:

1. A story about an Orthodox woman in Eastern Europe who poured out her troubles before an icon of the Theotokos in her home at the end of the day. I always felt something terribly right about this.

2. Fr. Henri Nouwen’s book, “Behold the Beauty of the Lord,” which helped introduce Catholics to praying with icons.

3. One of my Sisters, an artist herself, who decorated her bedroom and office spaces like the Vatican Museums. I once thought this was over the top and against the spirit of poverty, but realized that every time I see a statue of a saint, a Crucifix, etc., I immediately begin praying and communicating with Heaven. It’s an impetus, a reminder. And now I think . . . why not?! I have followed suit, and my living and work spaces drip with enough holy paraphernalia to make Satan nauseous.

Two of my favourite Catholic artists are Michael D. O’Brien and William Kurelek.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against modern art. I simply believe that if religious art is not coming directly from the content of the Faith, it will be insipid, and we will feel that. Aristotle said that the purpose of art is to represent the inward significance of things, not their outward appearance. And yet if the objet d’art barely resembles the outward appearance, the connection will be lost, and we will be lost.

John Paul II’s Theology of the Body puts it this way:

The [human] body makes visible the invisible: the spiritual and the Divine,

for,

. . . we are His handiwork (Ephesians 2:10).

Human artists should imitate THE Artist, the Creator, who marries form and function, beauty and purpose, immanence and transcendence. Easier said than done, but it’s the mark of true talent.

“Supper at Emmaus” by Carl Bloch, c. 1878

The Way of the Lord is narrow and requires self-denial, but it’s also the Way of Truth, Goodness and Beauty.

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Home: The First School of Prayer

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

The Daily TV Mass community is unlike any other.

Every day, more than 125,000 people from across Canada and around the world join together in the sacred devotion of the Daily TV Mass. Some have prayed with us faithfully for decades. Others are rediscovering the Catholic faith they once knew. A growing number are searching for the deeper meaning, hope, and peace that only Christ can provide.

Yet despite our different stories, we are united by one thing. . .

Prayer.

When people ask me to describe the Daily TV Mass, I often say that we are much more than a television audience—we are a Community of Prayer.

That community becomes especially visible during one of the oldest and most beautiful parts of the Mass: the Prayer of the Faithful, also known as the Universal Prayer.

After listening to God’s Word proclaimed in Scripture and reflecting on it in the homily, the Church responds by praying for the needs of the world. Saint Paul urged the first Christians to offer “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone” (1 Timothy 2:1), and the Church has faithfully continued that practice ever since.

At every Mass, we pray not only for ourselves but for the Church, our civic leaders, those who are sick or suffering, the faithful departed, and the needs of our communities. These prayers remind us that no Christian walks alone. Together, we carry one another’s joys and burdens before the Lord.

This is especially true at the Daily TV Mass.

Every day we receive prayer intentions from across Canada and around the world. While it would be impossible to read every intention aloud, each request is lovingly placed in our Daily TV Mass Prayer Intentions Book and remembered during the Prayer of the Faithful.

No one who asks for our prayers is forgotten.

Daily TV Mass Community Prayer

Several years ago, we introduced another tradition that has become a cherished part of our ministry—our Community Prayer.

Each month, everyone who joins us in the sacred devotion of the Daily TV Mass is invited to pray for a shared intention. It is a simple but powerful reminder that, although we may be separated by geography, we remain united in Christ.

This year our Community Prayers have focused on members of the Holy Family. Throughout the year, we have sought their intercession for the needs of our Daily TV Mass family. In March, for example, we turned to Saint Joseph, asking his prayers as the faithful guardian of Jesus and Mary.

Saints Joachim and Anne

Faith Passed from Generation to Generation

During July, we honour two often-overlooked members of the Holy Family: Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandparents of Jesus.

Although little is known about them from Sacred Scripture, Christian tradition honours their quiet but profound influence. Through their love, faith, and example, they helped prepare Mary to embrace God’s call and become the Mother of our Lord.

Their witness is especially fitting as the Church celebrates the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on the fourth Sunday of July. Their lives remind us that faith is most often handed on from one generation to the next—not through extraordinary events, but through ordinary acts of love, prayer, sacrifice, and faithful example.

How many of us first learned to pray from a grandmother? How many were encouraged in the faith by a grandfather whose quiet witness spoke louder than words?

The Church has always recognized that grandparents and elders are among her greatest treasures. Their lives remind us that faith is not simply taught—it is lived, shared, and lovingly passed from generation to generation.

Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us.

During the month of July, at each Daily Mass we will offer the following:

As a community of prayer, let us give thanks for grandparents and elders who, like Saints Joachim and Anne, nurture faith and family across generations with quiet strength.

We pray to the Lord.

As you pray this month’s Community Prayer, remember that you are joining thousands of others across Canada and around the world who are praying these same words. Together we give thanks for grandparents and elders, ask God’s blessing upon them, and entrust them to the loving care of Saints Joachim and Anne.

If you have a prayer intention you would like the Daily TV Mass community to remember, we invite you to submit it through our website.

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“And I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God. . . “ (Rev. 21:2)

By: Msgr. A. Robert Nusca ©

Is the Apocalypse really about the “End of the World”?

It’s fair to say that when most people think of the Book of Revelation, they tend to associate it with such images as “the Four Horsemen,” “the Number of the Beast” and “the End of the World.”

But a closer look at the Book shows us that there is much more going on.

1. As one world comes to an end, St. John’s visions lead us to reflect upon the arrival of “a New Heaven and a New Earth.”

Yes, one world will come to an end, but ours is a God who is in the process of making:

. . . All things New. (Rev. 21:5)

And so, as this world comes to an end and the Everlasting City – the New Jerusalem – looms ever larger upon the horizon, John calls us to make every effort to become “A New Creation” in Christ (see 2 Cor. 5:17).

By the life of faith and the power of the Holy Spirit, we can discover that new beginning which is already taking shape amid the sorrows and disorders of this passing world, as the lives of the Saints show us.

2. St. John’s message is one of Hope, more specifically, “Hope in a time of danger”.

Scholars point out that while the hope expressed in the writings of the Old Testament prophets tends to be a “hope in the future”, the hope expressed in the Book of Revelation and other apocalyptic writings is “hope in a time of danger”, hope in a time of crisis, hope in an era of failed conditions.

St. John’s Message of “Hope in a Dangerous Time.”

3. St. John’s visions reveal a world, but they also create a world.

For as one world falls apart and a new creation dawns, John the Prophet of Patmos, invites us to step into God’s world and to be transformed in the process. Ultimately, these visions offer us a place to stand amid the shifting sands of post-modern thought.

4. The Book of Revelation teaches us about Worship.

John calls us to Worship God and God alone, adoring God and the Lamb, and to do so alongside the angels in Heaven. For ultimately, we will be transformed according to what it is that we worship, as the commentators observe.

5. Spiritual Struggle in the Book of Revelation.

Beyond visions of the cosmic struggle between the forces of good and evil, we are led to reflect upon the spiritual struggle at work in the human heart.

The processes at work at a “macro-cosmic level” are also at work at the “micro-cosmic” level. Our entry into the Kingdom is already in the process of being won — or lost — in the here and now, in the ongoing struggles within our hearts.

I offer some reflection on this struggle between the forces of good and evil in my book “The Christ of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Faces of Jesus in the Book of Revelation.”

“Put on the whole Armor of God . . .” (Ephesians 6:11)

6. St. John is – even now – issuing a call to brave, heroic witness to the values of the Kingdom of Heaven against the values of the earthly empire.

God calls each of us to give courageous witness to our faith without compromise. St. John warns us that we must not risk our eternal salvation in Heaven, for the sake of our own safety, comfort and well-being here on earth.

7. From Grace to Glory: John’s Vision of Human Transformation in Christ

Finally, the Book articulates an inspired and exalted vision of the human person transformed by God’s Grace. John’s visions offer a deeply spiritual and powerful corrective in a post-modern era that would build a world without God.

Ours is a time when there is more and more talk of the “post-human” and the “transhuman,” and some would go so far as to speak of the human person as a “hackable animal.”

In sharp contrast, John articulates an inspiring and compelling vision of the human person transformed, “angelified,” or “divinized” through the power of the Holy Spirit and a life of courageous witness to the values of the Gospel, as we see particularly in the “Promises to the Victors” in Revelation, Chapters 2-3.

We are Transformed through the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Archimedes once said:

Give me a place to stand and I shall move the world.

John’s visions offer us spiritual “place to stand” above the sorrows and the illusions of this passing world.

St. John invites us - through the power of the Holy Spirit - to gaze with him through an open door to Heaven (Rev. 4:1). His visions lead us to contemplate God’s world as we gain clarity upon our place in this world, and are transformed in the process.

In my next post, I invite you to watch the full hour-long video: The Christ of the Apocalypse, produced by the National Catholic Broadcasting Council, where I offer some reflections on the following questions:

• How do we interpret the Apocalypse?

• Do we interpret St. John literally?

• Is the Apocalypse about the End of the World?

• Or is it about the beginning of a New Creation?

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Welcome to the USA!

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

A Lifetime of Crossing the Border

I have always loved the United States.

For most of my professional career, I worked for two large American technology companies. My first job out of university was with Sperry-Univac, one of the pioneers of the mainframe era. In those days, a 100 MB hard drive came in a cabinet the size of a washing machine and cost tens of thousands of dollars.

I later worked for a young Silicon Valley company called Sun Microsystems.

Based just outside San Francisco, Sun gave me the opportunity to travel frequently to one of the most beautiful parts of the world. On several occasions, my family was able to join me, creating memories that have lasted a lifetime.

Buffalo, Bills, and Family Traditions

As a young family, there was nothing better than loading up the car and spending a weekend in Buffalo. A comfortable hotel with a pool, great restaurants, and shopping that seemed endless. From the Walden Galleria Mall to the ever-expanding outlet centers, there was always something new to discover.

That tradition continues to this day.

For the past fifteen years or so, my now-grown son and I have headed down the highway each season to join the Buffalo Bills fans for one of the most remarkable tailgate experiences in professional sports.

Since 2018, when Josh Allen became the Bills’ starting quarterback, we have also had the added pleasure of watching the Bills actually win more than a few games. The football is great, but what keeps us coming back is the sense of community and hospitality that surrounds it.

Today, my family still looks forward to heading to Florida each winter for a much-needed break from our Canadian winters. I’m not entirely sure our winters are getting colder—it just seems that way.

While in Florida, we attend several Catholic parishes.

At one parish we frequent, there is a moving moment near the end of Mass when ministers who will bring Holy Communion to the sick and home-bound are called forward and formally commissioned before the congregation.

As they are sent out, I am reminded of the early Church, when the dismissal was more than the end of a liturgy—it was a mission. The Eucharist was carried beyond the gathered community to those unable to be present.

In a very real sense, the Church's ancient call to "Go in Peace" continues today as Christ is brought to those waiting to receive him.

FIFA and Buc-ee’s: A Different Story Emerging

What got me thinking recently has been the growing number of social media videos posted by visitors attending FIFA Club World Cup events in the United States.

One of the most entertaining has been Freddy, a young German soccer fan whose videos documenting his travels across America have attracted millions of views. Unfortunately for Freddy, the dream of World Cup glory came to an end when Germany suffered an unexpected first-round elimination.

One of those experiences Freddy documented was discovering Buc-ee’s. To Canadians, it might sound like a gas station. In reality, it is something much more.

Three years ago, our own family made its first pilgrimage to Buc-ee’s while travelling through the southern United States. Like Freddy, we quickly realized that calling Buc-ee’s a gas station is like calling Niagara Falls a water fountain. The place was enormous, the food was surprisingly good, and the selection seemed endless.

It was also the first time we heard the famous announcement, “Brisket on the Board!” Suddenly, those words echoed throughout the store, signaling that a fresh batch of brisket sandwiches and biscuits had arrived. People moved toward the food counters with purpose.

Only in America could a gas station announcement become a tourist attraction.

In one widely shared video, Freddy and his friends were facing a long walk through the rain to avoid the cost of an Uber ride. A hotel receptionist took pity on them and personally drove them to the stadium. It was a simple act of kindness, but one that clearly left an impression.

Freddy’s videos are filled with similar moments of surprise and delight. He marvels at the size of things, the friendliness of strangers, and experiences that seem uniquely American.

They marveled at the sheer scale of America. Distances are greater. Cars are bigger. Everything appears supersized.

But what struck many visitors most was not the size of things. . .

The Americans we Encounter

. . . It was the people.

Again and again, travelers posted videos expressing surprise at how friendly, welcoming, and helpful ordinary Americans had been. Strangers offered directions. Servers took time to chat.

People went out of their way to make visitors feel at home.

When we travel to Florida each year by car, I am always struck by how often, after picking up a meal at a drive-through or checking out at a grocery store, someone smiles and says, "Have a blessed day."

It is a small gesture, but one that speaks volumes about the warmth and friendliness we so often encounter.

A Friendship Worth Celebrating

As Canada and the United States continue their occasionally complicated relationship, perhaps there is a lesson here. We often form opinions about entire nations through politics, headlines, and social media.

Yet countries are ultimately made up of people, and most people are far kinder than the caricatures we create about them.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is worth recognizing not only its achievements, innovations, and influence on the world, but also the millions of ordinary citizens whose generosity and neighborliness continue to shape the country’s character.

So from one Canadian:

Thank you for your friendship, your generosity, your optimism, and for reminding us that the best way to understand a people is through an encounter.

And may God Bless America.

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Happy Canada Day!

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

“O Canada”

On July 1st, Canada celebrates the 159th anniversary of Confederation, and we have much to be thankful for.

When Canadians sing our national anthem, one of the most familiar lines is: “The True North strong and free.” Those words have become part of our national identity. They speak not only of geography, but of character, history, and gratitude.

I am old enough to remember when our anthem was “God Save the Queen”.

It turns out that O Canada was first performed in 1880 and became our official national anthem in 1980. Over time, its words have helped express something many Canadians feel deeply: that this country is a gift, and that living here is a blessing we should never take for granted.

The True North

Canada: From Sea to Sea to Sea

Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward to the Arctic Ocean. We often describe this as a country that reaches from sea to sea to sea.

Across that vast landscape, each region contributes something beautiful to the Canadian story:

• Atlantic Canada offers rugged coastlines, fishing villages, East Coast music, and a gift of hospitality that makes visitors feel like family.

• Quebec reminds us of our French foundations, with its rich language, faith, culture, architecture, and history.

• Ontario, where I have spent most of my life, is where we find industry, education, and commerce, but also a place of extraordinary beauty—from Niagara Falls to the colours of autumn.

• The Prairie Provinces have long been one of Canada’s great engines of prosperity. Saskatchewan and Manitoba help feed the country and much of the world through their rich agricultural lands.

• Alberta was where I lived for about six years with my new wife in Calgary. Two twenty-somethings welcoming our son into the world—a true native Albertan—and it was simply a great place to live. Alberta is known as the energy hub of Canada and has helped power homes, businesses, and industries across the nation for generations.

• Further west, British Columbia brings us to the Pacific Ocean, where mountains, forests, and coastline meet in breathtaking beauty.

• And then there is the North: vast, demanding, beautiful, and unlike anywhere else. Life there requires resilience, respect for nature, and a deep awareness of the elements. The North reminds us that Canada is not only a country of cities and highways, but of silence, wilderness, and wonder.

Canada is defined by these differences. Like any family, we sometimes disagree.

Yet somehow, across regions, languages, cultures, and histories, we continue to belong to one another.

Canada: Strong and Free

Royal Canadian Navy Bangor-class minesweeper on D-Day, June 1944

When I think of Canada as a strong country, I think of my parents’ generation and, in a special way, my dad.

When World War II broke out he was too young to join the Navy, but he did anyway. As a young man, he found himself serving on a small Canadian minesweeper on D-Day, helping clear the way for Canadians and other Allied forces to land on the beaches of Normandy.

Canada was a much smaller country then, especially in population, but when the moment came, Canadians answered the call.

That has been true throughout our history. Canadians have served in war, peacekeeping, public service, hospitals, schools, churches, farms, factories, and neighbourhoods. The strength of Canada has never been only in its institutions or resources. It has been in the quiet courage of ordinary people willing to serve something larger than themselves.

Strength is not always loud. Sometimes it looks like sacrifice. Sometimes it looks like duty. Sometimes it looks like showing up when others need you.

Family, Faith, and Community remain Canada's greatest gifts.

But of these words—True North, strong, and free—the one we may take most for granted may be free.

Because of people like my father, and countless others who served, supported them, and sacrificed, we are privileged to live in a country where we can worship God, pursue our dreams, raise our families, speak our minds, and live without fear.

Most of history tells us that freedom is not the normal condition of human life. Even today, many people around the world do not enjoy the freedoms we often assume will always be there.

That is why freedom may be the gift for which we should be most grateful—and the one we must be most careful to protect.

Freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever we want.

True freedom carries responsibility: to care for our neighbours, to respect the dignity of others, to defend the vulnerable, and to build a country worthy of the gifts we have received.

Happy Birthday Canada!

So as we celebrate Canada’s birthday, may we give thanks for this beautiful country: for its land, its people, its history, and its promise.

May we never forget the blessing of living in the True North, strong and free.

Go in Peace —and Glorify the Lord by your Life.

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The Calling of St. Peter and the Conversion of St. Paul.

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

God’s Call to Us All

On June 29, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, two of the most influential disciples in Christian history. Their names are forever linked in the life of the Church, yet their stories could hardly be more different:

• One was a fisherman from Galilee.

• The other was a highly educated Pharisee.

• One followed Jesus from the beginning of his public ministry.

• The other spent years persecuting those who followed Him.

Yet despite their differences, Peter and Paul shared the same foundation: Jesus Christ.

Their lives remind us that God calls people from every background, every experience, and every walk of life. He does not ask us to become someone else. Rather, he invites us to bring our unique gifts and voices into his service. The Church has always been enriched by different voices united in one faith.

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt. 16:19)

The Apostle Peter

Peter’s story begins along the shores of the Sea of Galilee. He was a fisherman, working alongside his brother Andrew, when Jesus approached them and offered a simple invitation:

Follow me, and I will make you fish for people. (Matt. 4:19).

Scripture tells us that Peter immediately left his nets and followed Jesus. In the first century, this was a remarkable response. Peter left behind the security of his livelihood and stepped into an uncertain future, trusting the One who had called him.

Peter would become one of Jesus’ closest companions. He witnessed miracles, heard the Master’s teaching firsthand, and was among the first to proclaim that Jesus was the Messiah.

In the Gospel proclaimed on this feast, we hear the moment that would define Peter’s place in the life of the Church. After Peter professed his faith in Jesus, the Lord responded:

Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. (Matt. 16:17–19)

These are remarkable words. Jesus did not choose Peter because he was perfect. He chose him because he was willing to place his faith in Christ. The fisherman from Galilee would become the rock upon which Christ would build his Church.

Yet Peter’s journey was not marked by perfection.

On the night of Jesus’ arrest, fear overcame him. Standing in the courtyard while Jesus was being questioned, Peter denied knowing him three times. Finally, with an oath, he declared,

I do not know the man. (Matt. 26:74).

When the rooster crowed, Peter remembered Jesus’ prediction and went away weeping bitterly.

What makes Peter such a powerful witness is not that he never failed. It is that he never allowed failure to define him. And after the Resurrection, Jesus sought him out. Three times Jesus asked,

Do you love me?

And three times Peter answered. With each response came a new commission:

Feed my sheep (John 21:15–17).

The disciple who had denied Christ became the shepherd of Christ’s flock. Peter’s life reminds us that God’s mercy is greater than our failures and that every disciple is capable of beginning again.

Paul in Prison: "The Lord stood by me and gave me strength." (2 Timothy 4:17)

Paul’s Conversion

Paul’s story begins very differently.

Known first as Saul, he was not a follower of Jesus. In fact, he was one of the fiercest opponents of the early Church. Convinced he was defending the faith of Israel, Saul actively persecuted the followers of “The Way,” as the first Christians were known.

He pursued them relentlessly, believing he was serving God. Then came the moment that changed everything.

While travelling to Damascus, Saul encountered the risen Christ. A brilliant light surrounded him, and he heard a voice ask,

Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? (Acts 9:4).

The question cut to the heart of his life.

Blinded by the encounter, Saul was led into Damascus where he waited in prayer. There, God called a disciple named Ananias to visit him. Ananias was understandably reluctant. Saul’s reputation as a persecutor had spread throughout the Christian community. Yet Ananias trusted the Lord’s command, welcomed Saul as a brother, and became part of his conversion.

The persecutor became the preacher.

From that moment forward, Paul dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel.

He travelled thousands of kilometers across the Roman world, preaching Christ in cities, synagogues, homes, and marketplaces. He endured hardship, imprisonment, shipwrecks, and persecution, yet never abandoned the mission entrusted to him.

Near the end of his life, writing from prison, Paul reflected on the source of his strength and the purpose of his ministry. In the second reading for this feast, he writes:

The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. (2 Timothy 4:17).

In many ways, these words summarize Paul’s entire life. Everything he endured, every journey he undertook, and every hardship he faced was directed toward one goal: that others might come to know Jesus Christ.

Paul’s letters continue to inspire Christians nearly two thousand years later. His life reminds us that no one is beyond the reach of God’s grace and that a transformed heart can become a powerful instrument of evangelization.

One Church

The early Church needed both Peter and Paul.

Peter provided stability, leadership, and pastoral care. Jesus called him the rock upon which the Church would be built.

Paul, meanwhile, became the tireless missionary who carried the Gospel far beyond Jerusalem and into the wider world.

• One helped establish the foundation.

• The other helped expand the mission.

• Their gifts were different, but both were essential.

The Church has always depended upon a variety of vocations, personalities, and charisms. Peter and Paul demonstrate that God works through many kinds of people to accomplish his purposes.

One Common Mission

Although their paths were different, Peter and Paul shared a common mission: to proclaim Jesus Christ.

Both men experienced the transforming power of God’s grace. Both were called beyond their comfort zones. Both gave their lives in service of the Gospel. Both eventually suffered martyrdom because they refused to abandon the One who had called them.

Their witness reminds us that discipleship is never simply about personal faith. It is about being sent. Having encountered Christ, Peter and Paul carried that encounter into the world around them.

The same is true for us. Each time we participate in the Mass, we are nourished by God’s Word and strengthened by the Eucharist.

Then we are sent forth to live what we have received.

Two disciples. Peter and Paul: Two voices. One Lord.

Two Voices, One Lord

Peter and Paul were different men with different backgrounds, different personalities, and different experiences of faith. Scripture even records moments when they disagreed with one another.

Yet they never lost sight of what united them.

Their unity was not based on having identical opinions or identical journeys. Their unity was rooted in Christ.

That remains a lesson for the Church today. We do not all encounter God in the same way. We do not all express our faith in the same way. We do not all share the same gifts. Yet we belong to one Body because we follow one Lord.

As we celebrate this great feast, may Saints Peter and Paul inspire us to embrace our own unique calling.

• Two disciples.

• Two voices.

• One Lord.

And may we, like them, go out into the world in peace, glorifying the Lord by our lives.

Go in Peace —and Glorify the Lord by your Life.

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“When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.”
— Luke 24:30 (NRSVCE) Icon by: Ria Kinghorn ©

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

Walking the Road to Emmaus

There is a quiet, deeply human moment in the Gospel of Luke.

Two disciples are walking away from Jerusalem. Their hearts are heavy. Everything they had hoped for seems lost. The cross has shattered their expectations, and they are returning home confused and grieving. And then, without their knowing, Jesus draws near.

• He walks with them.

• He listens.

• He speaks.

They do not recognize him. And yet, something begins to change. Later, they will say:

Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road? (Luke 24:32)

That moment—the road to Emmaus—lies at the heart of our ministry.

Recognizing Him in the Breaking of the Bread

When the disciples reach their destination, they invite the stranger to stay. At table:

• He takes bread,

• Blesses it,

• Breaks it,

• And gives it to them.

And in that moment, their eyes are opened. They recognize Him.

This sacred encounter is captured in the Daily TV Mass icon, written by iconographer, Ria Kinghorn. In it, Christ is revealed in the breaking of the bread, drawing his disciples into communion and understanding. This is why the icon was created.

Because each day, through the Daily TV Mass, we too encounter the risen Lord—
in the Word proclaimed, and most profoundly, in the breaking of the bread.

Like those first disciples, we may not always recognize him immediately. But something within us stirs.

Our hearts begin to burn.

“Go in Peace” — A Sending, Not an Ending

The Mass does not end with the sharing of communion- and for the Daily TV Mass the prayer of Spiritual Communion.

It ends with a sending.

Go in peace.

These words can feel familiar, even routine. But they are a commissioning.

After recognizing Jesus, the Emmaus disciples do something remarkable. They do not remain at the table. They rise and return to Jerusalem. They go in haste. They go to share what they have seen.

From Emmaus to Pentecost to Corpus Christi

At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends upon the disciples gathered in the Upper Room.

• Fear gives way to courage.

• Uncertainty becomes mission.

• Hearts that were quietly burning are now set ablaze.

Filled with the Spirit, the disciples are sent out into the world to proclaim Christ and glorify the Lord by the way they live. And yet, the Church’s mission is always rooted in the same encounter first experienced on the road to Emmaus—in the breaking of the bread.

This is why the Feast of Corpus Christi is so important.

The Eucharist is not simply a remembrance. It is the living presence of Christ among His people. In every Mass, we encounter the risen Lord who feeds us, strengthens us, and sends us forth. The disciples were sent out at Pentecost, but they were sustained by the breaking of the bread. So too for us.

Each Eucharist becomes both encounter and mission: Christ comes to us so that we may go out to others.

And so, Go in Peace seeks to continue that journey after Mass—walking together as companions of faith, carrying the peace of Christ into our daily lives.

Jesus in the Upper Room: “Peace be with you.” -Luke 24:36 (NRSVCE)

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Portrait of St. Therese de Lisieux by: Charles Bosseron Chambers

By: Fr. Ron Rolheiser ©

Who is Therese of Lisieux?

One of the saints who speaks to me is Therese of Lisieux, commonly known as the Little Flower. This wasn’t love at first sight. For years I was put off and left cold and uninterested by how her person and her image have become encrusted in an overly saccharine piety. She was too sweet, too pious. Not a saint for me!

That changed, thanks to a friend who told me, “Don’t read books about her – read her!” I read her and found in her a soul friend.

Who is Therese of Lisieux? She was a Carmelite nun who died from tuberculous in 1897. She was only twenty-four years old when she died, and as a Carmelite nun hidden away in a convent in rural France, she died in anonymity, probably known by fewer than a hundred people.

However, during the last two years of her life, as she lay dying from tuberculous, she kept several diaries. After her death, her Carmelite sisters sent her unpublished diaries to a few other convents, intending to let a small circle of religious women know of her death and a little about her life.

The rest is history.

The manuscripts were leaked to a wider public and in less than ten years, printing presses were literally having trouble meeting the demand for her autobiography.

Her little convent in Lisieux was receiving more than five hundred letters a day, and people from all over the world were beginning to come to Lisieux on pilgrimage.

A hundred and thirty years later, little has changed. She remains extraordinarily popular.

St. Therese’s Empathy and Sensitivity

Why? Why this perennial intrigue about Therese? Because there is something about her that touches the soul in a particularly empathic way.

How so?

Therese had an anomalous background that produced an extraordinary character. Her life as a child was in many ways tragic. Her mother got sick at the time of Therese’s birth and was unable to care for her during the crucial first year of her life. She was cared for by a nurse and an aunt.

As a one-year-old she was returned to her mother, but her mother was already terminally ill and when Therese was four, her mother died. Therese then chose her older sister, Pauline, to be her new mother.

Five years later, Pauline entered the convent and as a nine-year-old Therese again lost a mother.

Shortly after this she took ill and almost died. This was triggered by a visit to Pauline who was then a Carmelite nun. Together with her three other sisters and her father, she had gone to visit Pauline in her convent.

After Pauline had spent some time focused on her little sister, she naturally became preoccupied in adult conversation. Left out, in sheer frustration, little Therese stood right in front of her big sister and, shaking her dress, began to cry.

“What’s the matter?” asked Pauline. “You didn’t notice!” cried Therese, “I’m wearing the dress you made me!”

She then became disconsolate and on returning home took to bed and for some weeks; despite the best efforts of various doctors and every kind of cajoling by her family, hovered between life and death. Eventually she recovered.

Such was the tragedy and over-sensitivity of her childhood.

“I am about to confide the story of my soul.”

The “Little Flower”: Great Wisdom in so Young a Soul

Yet, and this is the great anomaly, as a child, Therese was doted on and loved in a way that few children ever are. Her father, her sisters and her extended family considered her their little queen and she was cherished and made to feel extraordinarily precious and unique. Her sister Celine photographed her every move.

Few children ever grow up as nurtured in love and affirmation as did Therese.

And her personality bore out the effects of both the tragedy and the love. On the one side, she could be heavy, dark, withdrawn, and otherworldly. She made easy friends with mortality, was a mystic of darkness, the austere adult, the little girl-woman, who, wounded early, grew up fast.

But, on the other side, she always remained the magical child, Cinderella, who, because she was so loved and graced, developed a very robust self-esteem, a confidence and a capacity to love as few others ever have.

So loved as child, a part of her remained ever the little girl, the puella, the incarnation of child-likeness, innocence, and gaiety. Only a Therese of Lisieux could end all her letters with the phrase:

I kiss you with my whole heart!

In a soul so formed lies her mystique, that is, her unique combination of depth, insight, and other worldliness, even as she desperately clings to the tiniest gifts from her family and every small token of earthly affection.

Only a soul so formed could, at age twenty-two, have the complexity and wisdom to write a mystical and theological treatise that rivals that of great theological doctors, and only a soul so formed could be both a study in hyper-sensitivity and human resilience.

A saint so pathologically complex can be a soul friend to our own complex souls.

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From the church doors to the roads of daily life, Christ remains with us.

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

Introduction

For nearly three decades, the National Catholic Broadcasting Council (NCBC) has carried a simple but profound mission: to bring the Church into the homes of Canadians.

That mission began in March 1998 with the first broadcast of the Daily TV Mass — a response to a real pastoral need. People across this vast country — the home-bound, those in hospitals or long-term care, prisoners, and those in remote communities — could not always gather physically with their parish.

The vision was never just to broadcast a Mass, but to ensure no one felt separated from the life of the Church.

My Story - and The Next Steps

I have had the privilege of serving as Executive Director of NCBC for the past ten years, following our founding director, Michael McManus. His conviction was clear: if people could not come to the Church, the Church must go to them. That conviction still guides everything we do.

I was ordained a Deacon in 2004. Much of my ministry has been spent walking with men and women leaving prison as they rebuild their lives. That experience taught me that this work is not ultimately about broadcasting — it is about accompaniment. It is about being present with people in their distance, transition, or quiet searching.

The Daily TV Mass remains the steady heartbeat of our ministry, connecting hundreds of thousands of Canadians each week to the Eucharist and the prayer of the Church. But our mission does not end at the final blessing.

Today we take another step.

On this Pentecost Sunday, we launch “Go in Peace” — a new free Substack publication that invites us to carry the grace of the Mass into daily life. Rooted in the Emmaus story and the sending out of the disciples by the Holy Spirit, this space is a reflective companion to the Daily TV Mass.

Here we will walk together in three simple, life-giving movements:

• Pray Together — through our new Prayer Book Prayers for Every Season, monthly prayers, special feast day prayers, audio reflections, and opportunities to join a wider prayer community.

• Reflect Together — through Scripture, personal faith stories, seasonal reflections, and thoughtful engagement with culture: impactful books, films seen through a Catholic lens, and gentle reflection on the issues of our day.

• Learn Together — through Bible studies, theology, Saint spotlights, and Pastoral Ministry — practical formation for lay leaders, catechists, and all who serve in parishes and homes.

These are not just categories. They reflect the natural rhythm of Christian life:

• We are fed at the Table,

• We reflect on what we have received,

• And we go forth to live and serve.

Our Pastoral Team will share their Reflections with you

What makes this possible is not one voice, but many. Across Canada, we are blessed to work with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Lay leaders who bring both theological depth and pastoral wisdom. Their voices — rooted in the Church and attentive to our time — will enrich this space.

This Substack is 100% free and open to all. It is a place for longer-form writing: essays and reflections you can read slowly, return to, and pray with. Each week we will offer new invitations to deepen your relationship with Christ and his Church.

At the end of every Daily TV Mass, we hear the words of dismissal:

Go in peace to glorify the Lord by your life.

This publication begins right there — in that sending. What we receive in the Eucharist is meant to be lived, reflected upon, and shared. “Go in Peace” is a small but intentional way of continuing the journey, carrying the grace of the Mass into the ordinary and extraordinary moments that follow.

If you are here — whether at home, in care, in a distant place, or quietly searching — you are part of this community.

We are grateful you have joined us.

And we invite you, with open hearts, to walk with us — to pray together, to reflect together, and to learn together.

“Go in Peace - and Glorify the Lord by your Life.”

“Worshiping Together”

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Road to Emmaus-inspired scene of the risen Christ with Saints Peter and Paul overlooking Jerusalem, commissioning them to proclaim the Gospel and carry his message to the world.

By: Deacon Mike Walsh ©

Launching on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

We have chosen to officially launch Go in Peace on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, two of the Church’s greatest witnesses to the Gospel.

Though very different in temperament and background, both men were transformed by an encounter with Christ and sent forth in mission. Peter became the shepherd of the early Church. Paul carried the Gospel across the ancient world. Together, they remind us that the Christian life is never meant to be kept to ourselves. Having encountered Christ, we are called to go forth in peace to share his love and hope with others.

Their feast day provides a fitting beginning for this new journey. Like Peter and Paul, we seek to grow as disciples, deepen our relationship with Christ, and discover how he is calling each of us to live the Gospel in our daily lives.

It is in that spirit that we begin this new chapter together.

We have called this Substack Go in Peace because these are the final words we hear at Mass each day—and because they are meant to shape everything that follows.

If the Daily TV Mass is the place of encounter, this space is about the sending.

Here, we gather to reflect more deeply on what it means to live the grace we receive, and to ask:

• What does it look like to carry Jesus into daily life?

• How do we recognize Christ in ordinary moments?

• Where is the Holy Spirit calling us to go?

Sent forth by Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, and inspired by Saints Peter and Paul, we carry the Gospel into the world.

What You Will Find Here

These Substack pages will offer longer, reflective writing rooted in the life of the Church and the realities of everyday life.

You will find:

• Spiritual reflections grounded in Scripture and tradition

• Personal stories of grace in ordinary life

• Conversations and interviews on faith lived in the world

• Engagement with culture—books, films, and current questions

• Pastoral reflections on challenges such as suffering, family life, and vocation

If this platform is new to you, you are not alone.

Substack is simply a way for us to share reflections directly with you—through email and online—while building a space for deeper engagement.

Subscribing is free, and we will never share your information with outside groups.

It allows you to receive each new reflection in your inbox.

An Invitation

The disciples on the road to Emmaus did not know, at first, who was walking with them. But they knew something was happening. Their hearts were burning.

Perhaps you have experienced something like that:

• at Mass,

• in prayer,

• in a quiet moment of grace.

This space is for you.

• We invite you to walk with us.

• To reflect.

• To discover how we are being sent.

• And when the time comes—to go.

If you are not already part of the Daily TV Mass community, we warmly invite you to join us each day at DailyTVMass.com as we gather in prayer, listen to the Word of God, and encounter Christ in the Eucharist.

And so, Go in Peace seeks to continue the journey after Mass—walking together as companions of faith, carrying the peace of Christ into our daily lives.

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

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