Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the myster...

Their technique of guarding the heart bears some similarities with today’s use of meditation.The Desert Fathers, Christians who...

Not every conversion begins with a spectacular fall. It isn’t always about living far from God and then making a sudden return....

On happiness, vocation, and the difference between building a resume and building a life worth living.

Meet Simon. A member of Glass Canvas Ministries and a part of our Accompaniment Training team. As a young missionary kid in Papua New Guinea, Simon formed many of his early memories surrounded by missionaries and witnessed how they faithfully brought the gospel into the jungle. His worldview was...

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...

Meet Matt. A dear friend of Glass Canvas whose identity at a young age was shaped by external factors. Throughout his formative years, he struggled with the way his identity was forming — either through basketball, friendships, and achievements — without first understanding who he truly was. He...

I'm struck by the fact that God actually trusts us. He trusts us to cooperate, He trusts us to act, He trusts us to dig deep and go beyond the shallow and superficial. Essentially, He is asking us to do the hard work and trusts us to actually do it. The problem is that if I’m being honest, I hate...

What kind of faith can actually last a lifetime?

Prayer never came easily for me.Most of the time, I either tried too hard or not at all. I would sit down wanting to hear God, ...

Do you turn prayer into a negotiation, bargaining with God until you get the outcome you want? Fr Columba shares a story from s...

The one thing we can never do enough of is praying. And the one thing we could all use a little more of is prayer. Our hope is that these videos will help you to grow in your spirituality. ‍ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change courage to change the things I can and wisdom...

In our human relationships when we ‘get closer’ with someone, it can feel genuinely lovely. We begin to feel more trust and mor...

"Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 Fr. Gregory Pine is joined by his sister, Rebecca Dougherty, ...

In his 1990 World Day of Peace message, St. John Paul II, an avid hiker, said: “Our very contract with nature has a deep restor...

Do you think of Christianity as a set of rules? A list of dos and don'ts?  In this episode, Fr Columba opens with a striking li...

Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the myster...

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...

Meet Simon. A member of Glass Canvas Ministries and a part of our Accompaniment Training team. As a young missionary kid in Papua New Guinea, Simon formed many of his early memories surrounded by missionaries and witnessed how they faithfully brought the gospel into the jungle. His worldview was...

Meet Matt. A dear friend of Glass Canvas whose identity at a young age was shaped by external factors. Throughout his formative years, he struggled with the way his identity was forming — either through basketball, friendships, and achievements — without first understanding who he truly was. He...

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...

Why did God create a world with so much evil and suffering, and then allow it all to happen? Lets run an AI simulation and find out. This video touches on the problem of evil; judgement; heaven and hell; the fall; who is Jesus; and much more.

Why do so many people drift from faith in early adulthood, only to feel drawn back to it later in life? In this episode of Offi...

In this episode, we continue our Lenten book study on “The Way of Trust and Love” and focus on Chapter 3: Being Reconciled to O...

In this episode, we continue our Lenten book study on “The Way of Trust and Love” and focus on Chapter 2: An Elevator for Small...

In this compelling short, Sr. Josephine Garrett offers a bold invitation to surrender control and let Jesus fully enter your life. Her message is striking: when you welcome Jesus in, He might not fit neatly into your plans. He might even undo them. But it is through this disruption that something...

Why does god allow suffering and pain? Why does God allow evil, war (wwIII anxiety) natural disasters and all the bad things? Why doesn't God intervene? A "How to" get through the problem of evil with a look from the book of Job, to Jesus, to the Brothers Karamazov.

Faith and spirituality are on the decline—but what does that mean for our happiness and sense of meaning? In this episode of Of...

Why are we so bent on finding an alternative to obeying the living God? My favorite scene from Excalibur: Young Arthur has remo...

Your identity—what Jesus really calls you—is the foundation for everything (yes, everything!) you do for the rest of your life....

As we navigate the world and what it means to be human, we also navigate the internal structures within us: the ties between our heart, mind, and body. This exploration of 'how the body keeps the score' is a way for us to better understand how we specifically see and interact with the world -- and...

Most people think emotions happen to them. In reality, emotions are signals—and you can learn to manage them. In this clip, I break down how emotions move from the limbic system, where they’re generated, to the prefrontal cortex, where you can interpret, direct, and act on them wisely. This is the...

It’s inevitable that our parents shape us – for good and bad. Andrew talked about growing up in a home where his dad shut down his emotions and his mother was unable to be present to him. It inevitably set the tone for how he would approach his own life and emotions. But there’s something unjust in...

In this compelling sermon, Pastor Rich Villodas delves into the often-overlooked realm of our internal fears and emotions. He emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing these inner struggles to experience genuine spiritual growth and freedom. Drawing from biblical teachings, Villodas...

In this heartfelt talk, Lo Alaman shares his personal journey through pain, healing, and renewal in Christ. With raw honesty and poetic clarity, he explores how grief, struggle, and injustice can become sacred spaces where God meets us. Drawing on Scripture and lived experience, Lo invites...

In this powerful personal testimony, former professional tennis player Paula Umaña shares her journey through sudden paralysis, painful uncertainty, and miraculous healing. As her body shut down, her faith ignited, leading her to discover the presence of God in suffering, the love of community, and...

Sometimes, settling down with a good book (or audio book!) can transform your heart just as much as an authentic chat with a friend or a fruitful therapy session. Below I hope to offer a concise and practical list of books on healing and personal retreat; however, it is important to note that this...

Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist and organizational psychologist, explains how deeply rooted beliefs can limit our potential and keep us trapped in patterns of thought. These perceptions, often shaped by our upbringing and environment, aren’t necessarily our own—but they can be changed. Nicole...