Something that’s been on my mind and my heart a lot lately is the importance of faith. I feel like a lot of the times we as Christians or Catholics just cruise through life and go to mass on Sundays and when Lent hits we sort of just give…
So this little season called Lent is coming up. 'Tis the season amirite? Lent is one of my favourite seasons, in fact, if I dare say, it is the New Year’s of the Christian faith. It is a time to give up a vice – or better yet, take on…
Fr. Jonathan Blake, Spiritual Director Reflections on the 2015 Army Run. How about a little theology à la Daft Punk?! “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” is a song by French duo Daft Punk. The single was first released on October 13th, 2001. A live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was…
A Challenger sent this reflection along on the theme of the last central ultreya - Modesty: Last week I was extremely excited to go to Ultreya to hear the talk about modesty. As a lifetime Catholic who only recently rediscovered my faith, I am now constantly trying to learn more…
A Challenger on the last weekend (October 24-26) sent this reflection along on our theme - "The Greatest of these is Love": Jesus’ crucifixion was necessary, but not mandatory. What does this mean? God the Father did not have to send his only son Jesus, to save us. But he…
My Dear Fellow Challengers, Something that has been on my mind fairly recently is prayer, specifically intentions in personal prayer. I think that we can all agree that for the most part regular personal prayer can be a real challenge because of our busy schedules and often distracted dispositions. However,…