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.
Food for thought (Mike blogs on Tuesdays)
5 Minute Mass reflection: 3rd Sunday in OT
(In hopes of making better use of this blog, I’m going to try to do a few more things here on a weekly basis- this will be the first addition, a five minute reflection on the readings we have at Mass each Sunday. Hopefully it will help you get a little more out of the [...]
Forget About Me, I Love You
This past weekend in the Landry home was a big one for our young family. On Sunday night, my brother-in-law, a priest for the diocese of Calgary, celebrated Mass with our parish community and Baptized our 5-week-old daughter. We were thrilled to welcome her into God’s family, and see the beginning moments of her journey [...]
The People Who Walked in Darkness…
It has only been a few days since we celebrated the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – and most people barely noticed. December is so filled with lights, music, feasting, (and shopping) that we don’t notice the solstice: by the time Christmas is over, the days are already getting longer. In [...]