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Lucas Coia
Lucas Coia
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Lucas Coia has a Master’s degree from Brock University, focusing on late medieval Christian practice in Italy. Broadly, he is interested in the ways that Christians relate to, worship, and experience the divine in their everyday lives.
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“FEW WHO FIND IT”: Invoking vastness as an antidote to egotism

Lucas Coia·August 5, 2024
I recently returned from a camping trip that was perspective-shifting. As I sat around the campfire, gazing up at the...
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WHAT GOD HAS MADE CLEAN, YOU MUST NOT CALL PROFANE: The story of St. Peter and Cornelius

Lucas Coia·May 8, 2024
Happy May, everyone! Our reading this week covers the meeting of St. Peter and Cornelius, a Roman centurion stationed in...
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TO WALK THE SAME WAY HE WALKED: A reflection on John’s first letter

Lucas Coia·April 22, 2024
This past Sunday, Catholics around the world were treated to a reading from the First Epistle of John. This letter,...
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Ebenezer Scrooge and Ghost of Christmas Yet to come next to Scrooge's grave - The True Meaning of Christmas: 4 Popular Stories

NOT THE MAN I WAS: 4 stories about meaningful change at Christmas

Lucas Coia·December 24, 2023
In the early 1940s, American composer Irving Berlin wrote a song that he described as not only the best song...
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FULLY ALIVE, ON FIRE BUT NOT CONSUMED: An unlikely chat about God between a bishop and an atheist

Lucas Coia·June 15, 2023
It’s not every day that a bishop and an atheist sit down to discuss religion in front of a camera....
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FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST: New Orleans Voodoo and the story of Marie Laveau

Lucas Coia·September 1, 2022
New Orleans. A city of rich culture and history, it has been called the “most unique” place in the United...
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A COMMENTARY ON MARTYRDOM: What do St. Perpetua and Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen have in common?

Lucas Coia·March 1, 2021
This article considers the legacy of early Christian martyrs through a comparison of St. Perpetua, whose feast day is on...
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IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life1 2

BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT: How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life

Lucas Coia·January 25, 2021
A new Pope On February 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his imminent resignation. It was...
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WITHOUT SCANDAL, WITHOUT WORRY OR TERROR: The end-time predictions of Joachim of Fiore

Lucas Coia·December 23, 2020
Did you know the world was supposed to end in 1260? Read about the prophet Joachim of Fiore, who predicted...
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MODERATION, OBEDIENCE, CHARITY: The timeless example of Saint Benedict of Nursia

Lucas Coia·November 26, 2020
One of Christianity’s most influential figures is, undoubtedly, Saint Benedict. Born in 480 A.D. to a noble Italian family, Benedict...
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WHY STUDY SAINTS?: A medieval answer in time for All Saints’ Day

Lucas Coia·October 19, 2020
Now that summer has ended, the air is cooling and the leaves are beginning to change colour, one cannot help...
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GIVE ME SILENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH: The Hermit Peter of Morrone (Part 2)

Lucas Coia·September 17, 2020
(This is the final part of a two-part series on Peter of Morrone. Read Part 1 here.) Peter of Morrone...
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GIVE ME SILENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH: The hermit Peter of Morrone

Lucas Coia·August 17, 2020
(Part 1 of a two-part series on Peter of Morrone – Read Part 2) Peter of Morrone (1209-1296) was a...
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CONTEMPLATING THE DIVINE: The case of Angela of Foligno

Lucas Coia·July 16, 2020
This article is the first in a series titled: Saints, mystics and other holy people.  From the time of Jesus...
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