Whitehorse Diocese http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog Bishop Gary Gordon's Official Blog Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Holy Family Apostolate reflection, May 2013 http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/05/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-may-2013/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/05/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-may-2013/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:51 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=753 Continue reading →]]> The poustinia is a state of constantly being in the presence of God because one desires him with a great desire, because in him alone can one rest.

Because you are more aware of God, because you have been called to listen to him in your inner silence, you can bring him to the street…

Holy Family Apostolate reflection – May 2013

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/05/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-may-2013/feed/ 0 Go out and proclaim the Good News to all creation http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/go-out-and-proclaim-the-good-news-to-all-creation/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/go-out-and-proclaim-the-good-news-to-all-creation/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:14:24 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=744 He said to them, ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.’

Mark 16:15

Spring sighting: A young deer crosses a grassy field still clad with snow.

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/go-out-and-proclaim-the-good-news-to-all-creation/feed/ 1 Holy Family Apostolate reflection for April, 2013 http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-for-april-2013/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-for-april-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:12:20 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=740 Continue reading →]]> Christ has died. Christ is risen.

This is the eucharist:

Proclamation of the Lord’s death,

Proclamation of his eternal life,

Optimism of men and women who know

That they are following,

Even amid the darkness and confusion of our history,

The bright light of Christ,

Eternal life.

Download the reflection PDF here, titled Dear Jesus

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/04/holy-family-apostolate-reflection-for-april-2013/feed/ 0 The road of the Cross on Passion Week http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/the-road-of-the-cross-on-passion-week/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/the-road-of-the-cross-on-passion-week/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:44:16 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=735 Continue reading →]]> Passion Week means very holy roads, with lots of mud and rock falls on the road to Telegraph Creek, Northern British Columbia.

A truck navigates the rough and steep road along the Stikine River, in Telegraph Creek, Northern British Columbia. The only permanent settlement on Stikine River, Telegraph Creek is home to St. Theresa Catholic Mission and about 250 members of Tahltan First Nation and other non-native residents.

The road of the Cross during Holy Week, whether uphill or downhill, is a grace-filled invitation to travel and build the mission of Christ with His Cross.

When we have the Cross, we are already entering into glory.

Early start: A group of elk crossing the highway. In the spring, elk migrate to higher upland areas.

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/the-road-of-the-cross-on-passion-week/feed/ 1 Holy Family Apostolate, March Reflection http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/holy-family-apostolate-march-reflection/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/holy-family-apostolate-march-reflection/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:20:54 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=731 Continue reading →]]> You have to realize, deeply, fully, that all you are, all you have, is from God.

Once you make this truth of your poverty before God the very marrow of your thoughts, your life, your love, your body, in a word, your being, then you
will become truly humble, then you shall walk in truth, walk in and with God.

Holy Family Apostolate Reflection for March, 2013

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/03/holy-family-apostolate-march-reflection/feed/ 1 Lent: Light in the darkness http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/lent-light-in-the-darkness/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/lent-light-in-the-darkness/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:37:59 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=724 Continue reading →]]> The long dark nights of winter are giving way to Lenten spring.

Yet even in the darkness there is life, as is seen by the giant mushrooms growing in our West Coast rain forest.

Like the desert where Jesus spent 40 days and was tempted to not put all His trust in the Father, so often the darkness of life and places of desert in our hearts can tempt us away from entrusting our lives to God.

Even our empty churches can tempt us to look for a different God

The season of Lent gives us the opportunity to see deeply the life and light found in the darkness and in the desert.

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/lent-light-in-the-darkness/feed/ 1 This Lent a time to hear the cry of God? http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/this-lent-a-time-to-hear-the-cry-of-god/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/this-lent-a-time-to-hear-the-cry-of-god/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:37:48 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=719 Continue reading →]]> Catherine Doherty encourages us to hear that cry of God in our hearts as it
becomes louder and louder, a cry not only to wash our souls this Lent, but
to change our style of living‹for good. Yet at the same time we struggle
for a desire to pray, to hear and to convert.

It all starts with desire and a few choices.

Download Holy Family Apostolate February 2013 Reflection

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/02/this-lent-a-time-to-hear-the-cry-of-god/feed/ 1 Holy Family Apostolate’s January reflection http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/01/holy-family-apostolates-january-reflection/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/01/holy-family-apostolates-january-reflection/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:20:14 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=709 Continue reading →]]> The duty of the moment is what you should be doing at any given time, which our state of life requires, in whatever place God has placed you. Living in
the duty of the moment, you do something for Christ. You make a place for him in your family. Then, when the time comes and you appear before Christ
to be judged, he will say to you, “I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me to drink. I was sick and you looked after me.”
(Mt 25:35-36)

Holy Family Apostolate’s Duty of Moment PDF available for download, click here.

]]> http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/01/holy-family-apostolates-january-reflection/feed/ 1 The Family and the Year of Faith http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/01/the-family-and-the-year-of-faith/ http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2013/01/the-family-and-the-year-of-faith/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:25:56 +0000 Bishop Gary M. Gordon http://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/?p=702 The Year of Faith finds its real life in the family where faith is transmitted.

A Sliding party hosted by Bishop Gary, seemed a great way for the Holy Family Apostolate to slide into 2013 on the day before Epiphany.

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The -30°C temperatures Christmas eve made for good driving as Bishop Gary covered about 300 km during the night ride to Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake and Iskut. These three communities in Northwest British Columbia were in fine form with Christmas carols echoing across the Stikine plateau during the singing at Mass on Christmas night.

Christmas day was a special time at Our Lady of Good Hope, in Good Hope Lake, British Columbia, where Christmas Mass was celebrated in the church for the first time in many years.

Merry Christmas during these 12 days of Christmas, and may the spirit and joy of Christ’s birth be lived every day in this year of faith!

Our Lady of Good Hope Mission, in Good Hope Lake, British Columbia: First Mass celebration after so many years.

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