Welcome to IamThird.ca

I AM THIRD. Catherine Doherty, the foundress of the Madonna House apostolate wrote these words in her book "Sobornost: Experiencing the Unity of Mind, Heart, and Soul," explaining that our lives should be lived serving God first, then our neighbor, and finally ourselves. IAMTHIRD.ca is the website of Mike Landry, a Catholic youth minister from Spruce Grove, AB. His aim is to help young people learn to live Catholic Christian lives, putting themselves in third place.

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Food for thought (usually updated twice weekly)

Judas

Earlier this week I was in a grade 10 religion class discussing the Catholic tradition on Heaven and Hell.  One of the points I usually make with students is how we, as a Church recognize as Saints those we know to be in Heaven – but have no equivalent for those we suspect to be [...]

5 Minute Mass Reflection: April 29, 2012 (4th Sunday of Easter)

This Sunday’s Mass readings are Acts 4:8-12 (Peter preaching on the importance of Jesus), the Psalm 118 response is “The Stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” the 2nd Reading is 1 John 3:1-12 (the gift of God calling us His sons and daughters), and the Gospel is John 10:11-18 (Jesus, the Good [...]

“The Lake of Fire”

How could a pastor speak in such a cold manner? He must be a fanatic, and certainly cannot be trusted to hold public office. In doing so, however, you’re neglecting to consider one of the basic premises of Christian anthropology: the fact that we are all affected by sin, beginning from our first parents, and the remedy to that was the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ.