Holy Cross Chaplaincy

We talk and talk and talk to avoid the discomfort in silence but what if silence is actually restorative to give space to sit with ourselves, understand who we are and how God made us? Good Friday at St Thomas Aquinas from 10-2:30 will serve as the time to seclude and learn about silence, to maybe be uncomfortable in silence and move into comfort in Jesus. The space and slowed down day in prayer with God is pretty profound and will transition to an end with service at St Mary’s Basilica.
The day is no cost, but just for numbers register if you can in the biography!

St Joseph, patron of silence, pray for us.

It’s with great anticipation we open an invitation to a talk led by Dr Luke Togni: Idols to Icons. This focusses on fasting almsgiving and of course icons and idols which is a perfect area to dive into in this Lenten season. We will kick things off at 7 pm at SMU Chaplaincy in the Loyola Academic building and end the night in chanting compline!
Dr Togni has an extensive background in theology and specializes in the intersection of the ancient and medieval worlds and the sharing and transformation of ideas between pagan, Jewish and Christian thought.
We hope this night will help expand the understanding of idols and icons and abet a deeper walk into our Lenten journey.

Saint Angela of Foligno, patron of resisting temptation, pray for us!

The Feast of the Presentation is almost upon us! We really want to reintroduce the tradition of this day with mass at Atlantic School of Theology starting at 5:30PM and some homemade warm soup for the crisp chilly season, and trust us, this isn’t your back of the cupboard Campbell soup. But we don’t wanna stay inside the whole evening so we’re gonna move things to the oval around 7:30 for a little skate! Don’t have skates? All good they have complementary rentals and handy walkers with a provided ID! Even if you don’t feel like skating I’m sure many of us will need some moral support as we take on the ice!
Come have soup.
St. Lidwina of Schiedam, patron of skating, pray for us!

The Household Program run by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth through the Vocations Office and supported by Holy Cross Chaplaincy, brings young adults together to live in small faith communities with a shared rule of life. It’s all about growing in faith, building real community, and being supported while discerning your vocation.
Registration is now open (link in bio) for both the men’s and women’s houses! Have questions or want to hear what the program is like from someone living it right now? Reach out we’d love to connect!
St Jerome patron of scholars, and St Mary Magdalene patron of contemplative life, pray for us!