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Stewards Sent to Continue Building the Church in a Post- Pandemic WorldFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. In the days following Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples of Jesus locked themselves away in self-isolation for fear that the Romans and Jews might arrest...Posted: May-27-2022 -
Continuing Action of the SpiritToday’s readings remind us of the gift of the abiding Spirit. The action of the Spirit transformed our ancestors in the faith, strengthening them for the work of evangelization and encouraging them in times of doubt, difficulty, conflict...Posted: May-22-2022 -
Living GospelsThis Sunday, as we continue our look back at our beginnings, we are reminded that the quality and character by which we are to be known and identified as Jesus’ own is the love that we have for one...Posted: May-15-2022
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Tracking the Movement of the SpiritOne of the advantages of tracking hurricanes is the possibility of preparedness; knowledge of the storm’s path and power allows those in close proximity to travel a predetermined escape route to safety. A very different type of...Posted: May-08-2022
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Understanding the Funeral Liturgy through Our Baptism and God’s Divine MercyFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. Have you ever noticed how people speak to one another when they fall in love? Once they have first gained the courage to tell the other...Posted: Apr-22-2022 -
Feeding and TendingFeed my lambs. Tend my sheep. Feed my sheep. With this triple imperative, the risen Jesus opened the way for Peter to come out of his despair and experience redemption. He who had vehemently denied his discipleship...Posted: Apr-15-2022
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Easter ExperienceEaster, the central feast of the year, is unique in many respects. It is the only feast that lasts for 50 days in the church calendar. St. Athansius called the seven weeks from Easter to Pentecost “the...Posted: Apr-15-2022
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Easter People - Fearless PeopleEaster People - Fearless People “We are an Easter People; Alleluia is our song.” This declaration was made almost 15 centuries ago by St. Augustine as an expression of Easter joy. But living our joy and...Posted: Apr-15-2022 -
BEYOND WEEPINGBEYOND WEEPING On this Palm Sunday, we begin the week called “Holy”. Our intent during this week is to remember the suffering and death of Jesus. Those sufferings were borne in fidelity to God and...Posted: Apr-10-2022
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GOD OF ALL MERCIESGOD OF ALL MERCIES A 31-year-old Nigerian Muslim woman named Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning in 2002, because she had been found guilty of adultery. Civil rights groups around the world were outraged at...Posted: Apr-03-2022 -
Setting aside time for prayer and reflection this LentThe below Lenten reflection was written by Sr. Margaret Moran, a Daughter of St. Paul based in Toronto. The Season of Lent is moving ahead and for some of us it may feel it is going too fast and for...Posted: Mar-28-2022 -
THE FORGIVING FATHERTHE FORGIVING FATHER Imagining ourselves to be on a journey, we should think of God waiting for us at our destination. God sees us “while we are still a long way off.” In case we may...Posted: Mar-27-2022 -
PASSAGES AND PASSOVERSPASSAGES AND PASSOVERS On each of Lent’s Third Sundays, the selected scripture readings remind us that ours is a spirituality of un-rootedness. As we see in today’s first reading from Exodus(3:1-8...Posted: Mar-20-2022
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A Place to Call HomeA Place to Call Home It is part of human being’s dream to have “a place to call home”. This Sunday’s readings illumine and illustrate this aspect. In Genesis (15:5...Posted: Mar-13-2022 -
Fasting, Feasting, OfferingFasting, Feasting, Offering Fasting from food and feasting on the presence of God are the two important spiritual exercises during Lent. In between comes offering with almsgiving. This six-week long intense preparation for Jesus’ saving death...Posted: Mar-06-2022 -
Join us for the Virtual Ordinandi Dinner | March 1, 2022 @ 7pmSponsored by the Serra Foundation of Canada and the six Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Toronto, the annual Ordinandi Dinner celebrates the men being ordained to the priesthood from St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary...Posted: Feb-28-2022 -
Words that RevealWords that Reveal We are entering the Season of Lent; let us purify our hearts examining our thoughts, words and deeds. The words a person chooses to speak are a window through which to see and know his/her...Posted: Feb-27-2022 -
Back to Life, Back to Reality!Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto, Ontario. During these past few Sundays, leading up to the beginning of Lent 2022, the second readings at Mass has been taken from St. Paul&rsquo...Posted: Feb-25-2022 -
GOSPEL OF LIFEGOSPEL OF LIFE Some scientists claim that they have discovered the “book of life”, which will help them to control the diseases in a novel way. Today’s readings give us the “gospel of life...Posted: Feb-20-2022
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Trust in GodTrust In God “In God We Trust; all others must pay cash!” this sign, hanging over the cash register in a store, always brings a smile to the passers-by. Jeremiah, in today’s 1st...Posted: Feb-13-2022
