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Call To ServiceCall To Service God’s call comes to us in different ways. Few among us have probably experienced a summons to ministry as dramatic as that of Isaiah (1st Reading Is 6:1-2,3-8), or as...Posted: Feb-06-2022 -
The Uphill Struggle of DiscipleshipThe Uphill Struggle of Discipleship According to a myth popular among the ancient Greeks, Sisyphus, the king of Corinth and reputed founder of the Isthmian Games, was punished by gods because he outwitted them. Punishment was to push an...Posted: Jan-30-2022
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Be Strong and UnitedBe Strong and United This week’s readings invite us to face the future united and strong. Reading the word of God and interpreting it for life are the best means to meet this challenge. In the 1st...Posted: Jan-23-2022
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“We Have Seen His Star in the East…” Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. “We Have Seen His Star in the East.” This is the theme for this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The Week...Posted: Jan-20-2022 -
Manifesting Unity & IdentityThis Sunday’s 1st reading (Is. 62:1-5) and gospel (Jn 2:1-12) invite us to manifest our identity by becoming aware of our spousal relationship with God. John the Evangelist and Isaiah make use...Posted: Jan-16-2022 -
Sacramental SolidarityLast Sunday we reflected on “Travelling towards God” keeping the journey of the Magi in focus.“ Are we, the baptized Christians, travelling towards God with one heart and one mind?”, is a pertinent question when we...Posted: Jan-09-2022
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Worship and Bow DownIn this week's reading, we hear that when the Magi saw the star, they came into the house. Then what did they do when they saw the Christ child in the arms of his mother? They fell down and...Posted: Jan-02-2022
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Book of Revelation: Finding Hope in a Time of CrisisMsgr. Robert Nusca is the pastor of Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga, Ont. He was president and rector of St. Augustine’s Seminary from 2001 to 2014. To learn more about Msgr. Nusca’s work on the Book...Posted: Dec-31-2021 -
Prayer and FamilyIn recent years, words such as “dysfunctional” have been used to describe the changing face and growing fragility of family. Almost every day media brings before us some horrific account of abuse or neglect or worse...Posted: Dec-26-2021
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Christmas is Holiness Hidden in the Divine HumilityFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto. There is a story of a father who came home to see that his five-year-old daughter had torn the...Posted: Dec-24-2021 -
Babe of BethlehemGod chose Bethlehem for his Son. Why? If Jesus was born in Rome or Alexandria or Athens or Corinth, it would have made more sense from the point of view of spreading His message. Sophisticated Rome...Posted: Dec-19-2021
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RejoiceStep by step we are processing to the nearness of God. The step to be taken this week is symbolized in the pink candle we light on the Advent wreath. The mission we receive through the readings of...Posted: Dec-12-2021
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Characteristics of WaitingThe weeks of preparation for Christmas is an opportune time for cultivating a spirituality of waiting. The characteristics of the one we await affect the character of our waiting. Jesus is the loved one whose coming we await. And...Posted: Dec-05-2021
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Living in the Real World Leads to RepentanceFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Recently, I was talking to a friend’s seven year old son about school. He was telling me that the best thing about school...Posted: Dec-03-2021 -
A Spirituality of WaitingA reflection on the book “A Spirituality of Waiting” authored by Henri Nouwen (1993) seems worth considering for this advent. As Nouwen has affirmed, waiting is not a very popular posture. Many consider waiting a...Posted: Nov-28-2021
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Jesus Challenges Us to Respond with Hope, Faith and LoveFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto. There is a story of a typical last-minute Christmas shopper, a mother who was busily running from store to store...Posted: Nov-26-2021 -
A Call to You: Reflecting on the PriesthoodFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Aurora, Ont. I want to give some thought to priesthood this weekend. Today’s readings speak well to the priestly life. And The Shepherds’ Trust collection...Posted: Nov-05-2021 -
To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest RomanceFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” (translated as, “Where charity and love are, there God is...Posted: Oct-29-2021 -
We Come to the Lord in Our BlindnessFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. We encounter Jesus and His disciples today outside of Jericho on their way to Jerusalem. How could you blame them for lacking patience with Bartimaeus...Posted: Oct-22-2021 -
DARING WISDOMOnce 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...Posted: Oct-10-2021
