Timothy Schmalz works on a model for a sculpture he is creating of Blessed Carlo Acutis July 18, 2024, during the National Eucharistic Congress. (OSV News photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)

Eucharistic Congress is a contrast to polarized culture: Canadian sculptor

Although he was deeply immersed in fashioning a life-sized bronze tribute to future saint Blessed Carlo Acutis, Canadian Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz keenly kept abreast of the discourse at the 10th U.S. National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. In a nation, indeed a world, that has become so polarized, the congress was a breath of fresh...

Jordan Berry, Danny Castello, Jason Penner, and Jason Kirupakaran in the Luke 15 House Chapel. All four became Catholic as a result of their time at the recovery house.(Nicholas Elbers photos)

‘I thank God he brought me here’: Recovery house was a centre of healing that drew 4 men to Christ

Christ is present everywhere, but he might spend more time in some places than others. That’s what it feels like talking to some of the clients at Luke 15 Recovery House in Surrey. Despite its legal definition as a “recovery house,” program manager Clark Umengan prefers to think of the centre, which opened in 1992,...

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