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DARING WISDOM
Once upon a time, long, long ago, two men lived in an arid land. Nothing grew there except cactus, lizards and sand fleas. Growing weary of being so thirsty, they decided to travel to Niagara Falls. Upon...
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27th Sunday Ordinary Time - Year B
THE GARDEN OF MARRIAGE
The readings of this week focus on the foundational relationship of all families: the partnership between a husband and a wife.
The first reading from Genesis (2:18-24) presents God’s search of &ldquo...
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26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Accentuate the Positive
The readings of this Sunday present us with several challenges. The first reading and the gospel remind us that God’s Spirit is not confined to our church or even to Christianity. The Spirit...
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Annual mass for the faithful departed
Due to the protocols surrounding COVID-19, this year’s Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed has unfortunately been cancelled at our seven Catholic cemeteries.His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will celebrate and livestream a special...
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The Bread of Christ Sustains Us
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
When I was a child, we always had dessert with dinner. Often it was fruit that had been stewed in some way. Apple sauce, rhubarb...
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Grandparents and Elders: Witnesses to the Faith
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.
There is a classic story of a people who were suffering through a severe drought. They decided to go to...
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A Time to Rest
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Many years ago, in Athens, in what is today Greece, the great storyteller Aesop was playing with a group of children. A passerby laughed and jeered...
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Mission Possible
Mission possible
Jesus summoned his 12 disciples and began to send them giving them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing, for this journey, but a walking stick. Jesus sent out the 12 to basically do...
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Everyone Has a Role to Play in God’s Harvest
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
Jesus teaches with urgency in today’s Gospel.
He sends out the disciples, but in sending them out, He challenges them to see the...
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Letter to Chief Cadmus and the People of Cowessess First Nation
The following letter was written by Archbishop Don Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, after the discovery of unmarked graves at the former site of the Marieval Residential School, in the Cowessess First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan. We ask that everyone continues...
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Jesus Is with You in the Storm
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Today’s readings feature a God who is calming the storms of life. In the first reading we hear the Lord speaking to Job, whose...
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Growing into What God Dreams Us to Be
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto.
“It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” These words from the...
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Bishop and Indigenous Leader in Dialogue on Residential Schools
Chief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Edmonton’s Archbishop Richard Smith recently came together in Maskwacis, Alberta to discuss reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the response to the finding at the Kamloops Residential School...
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The Power and Poetry of Christ’s Gift at the Last Supper
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
Corpus Christi: This is the great feast of the imagination.
The Church has traditions of great pomp connected to the Eucharist: processions and benediction.
There...
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Cardinal Thomas Collins’ Book Recommendations
Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, is known to be an avid reader and, over the years, he has recommended a number of books while preaching at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. With summer right around the corner, we...
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Life: An Imperishable Gift
Our Jewish ancestors in the faith from Abraham to Moses to David to Qoheleth thought that death was the end of life, and existence after death was a comfortless affair. Perhaps the author of Job summed it up best...