Meet Asia, a a friend of Glass Canvas who has been accompanied by a member of Glass Canvas, and her own community. We were honoured to witness her life and her vulnerability as a model of the freedom we desire for those you are accompanying. Asia spent years chasing the film industry, believing...

We knew my grandma was in pain for a long time. We’d seen her suffering from COPD for the better part of a decade and it was a painful and slow decline. Her lungs were losing their elasticity and every breath was slightly harder than the last breath. We'd see her about once a year and every time...

As a child, I despised the words “just wait.” Even into adulthood, I find that patience is the thing that I struggle with the most. Whether it’s waiting for a bus that is perpetually late or for God to reveal the next step, the desire seems to always be the same: I just want to move. Our society...

Meet Colleen. Her experience navigating friendship and how to do that beyond just a season, but committing to one another in all the change life brings. She shares the significance of fighting for friendship and evolving with the other person through honesty and asking forgiveness. And on the other...

There is a story about the emperor Napoleon once asking the scientist Laplace why his new book did not mention God. Laplace replied, “I had no need of that hypothesis.” Whether or not Laplace actually said it, his attitude is shared by many scientists today. In 2009, a Pew research study showed...

If God is all-knowing and perfectly good, why should we pray? In this short but powerful reflection, Fr. Mike Schmitz explores the true purpose of prayer—not as a means to inform or persuade God, but as a transformative relationship that draws us closer to Him. Prayer shapes our hearts, aligns our...

Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped our view of the world. With that in mind, BustedHalo asks the question: “What books have helped you on your spiritual journey?” Blue Like Jazz...

Sister Josephine Garrett shares a heartfelt reflection on the meaning of real joy, not as fleeting happiness, but as a steady and deep assurance rooted in God’s love. Through her personal journey, she invites us to explore how suffering, prayer, and surrender can open our hearts to something...

I am a daughter of Ignatius. At times, I joke that I am a “Jesuitte” because I live and breathe the very spirituality that guides the Jesuits, an all-male religious order that St. Ignatius founded more than 500 years ago. Ignatius’ legacy, spirituality, and tools for discernment permeate my life,...