Entries by CFC-YFC Canada

On Keeping Your Heart

What if I walked up to you right now and told you to guard your heart? Would you stare at me blankly? Would you laugh? Would you brush it off nervously? Change the subject? Ask what I know about you? Roll your eyes? Respond with conviction? Would you even understand what I mean? To “guard […]

My Family and I

I don’t know about you, but I love my family! I always get excited whenever I get the chance to share about them because they are God’s greatest gift to me.  My family consists of 4 people who love to spend time with each other.  There is my dad, who is the most selfless man […]

God’s First Gift to Me

Have you ever wanted a different family? I did. To be exact it was in 2012. It was in the summer of grade nine when coming home meant coming home to a brother that would always argue and annoy me, and to parents that would not stop fighting. My family had many things to endure, […]

I Am Home

“So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.’” – Luke 15:20 As you may already know, this year Pope Francis declared it to be the Extraordinary Jubilee Year […]

In the School of Mercy

The beginning of our new liturgical year marks the end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by the Holy Father last December. Pope Francis believed the world to be in urgent need of the message of mercy, especially “at a moment full of great hopes and signs of contradiction”. Why have we as a […]

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Pacific Vancouver: Who is Your Captain?

Angelo Casiano, Vancouver 1 Chapter Head, speaks about allowing Jesus to be the captains of our boats in the sea of life at Saint Mary’s Parish in Vancouver, B.C. on April 12, 2014. (Photo: John Ray Catingub) …because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and […]

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Pacific Tri-Cities: Family Matters

Session leader, Joed Sayat (left), prays over CFC-Youth Tri-Cities during reflection. (Photo: Miguel Legaspi) Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the lord God is my strength and song. He has become my salvation” (Isaiah 12:2) After putting more focus and time towards school for the past few weeks, […]

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#RevUP: Walking the Gospel Roads

Encountering and serving the less fortunate at various worksites with youth from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec in Toronto, Ontario from July 20-27, 2013 (Photo: Various, compiled by Jasmin Bermejo) The Salesian Gospel Roads in Toronto was an encounter with God’s beloved sheep, the outcast. When the Young Caglieros Outreach Movement invited high school-aged youth […]

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Pacific East: When I Grow Up…

Fred Balce (fourth from left) hosts Father Nick Meisl, Tito Dodie and Tita Rellie Dimacali, and Sisters Mary Bethany and Mary Jacinta during a talk show segment at Saint Bernadette’s Parish in Surrey, BC on March 8, 2014. (Photo: Nat Abad) “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A lot of people […]