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27th Sunday Ordinary Time - Year BTHE 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...Posted: Oct-02-2021 -
26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEAccentuate 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...Posted: Sep-26-2021
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Chalice NewsPlease join us in our mission to bring Christ to the poor and the poor to Christ! Chalice works in impoverished communities to help struggling families overcome the cycle of poverty. Education is the first and most important step in...Posted: Aug-08-2021 -
Annual mass for the faithful departedDue 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...Posted: Aug-08-2021
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Mission PossibleMission 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...Posted: Jul-10-2021
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Life: An Imperishable GiftOur 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...Posted: May-23-2021
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A Greater PowerNatural disasters like tsunami of 2004 that struck 12 countries in Asia and Africa, floodwaters of 2005 that ravaged India and Pakistan and the hurricanes like Katrina that hit North America made the whole world look on in shock and...Posted: May-23-2021 -
Covenantal CompanionsIn his book “The cost of Discipleship” (1963), German martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote: “When Jesus Christ calls us, he bids us come and die.” Obviously, the same could be said of any call from God. ...Posted: May-23-2021
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Covenantal CompanionsMass is both sacrifice and meal. On this solemnity of body and blood of Christ we remember those two aspects in festive mode. The sacrifice is the broken body of Jesus given in death on the cross. ...Posted: May-23-2021 -
Trinity in LiturgyTrinity Sunday is one of the four solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time. Since these feasts are dependent upon the celebration of Easter, they are called movable solemnities of Ordinary Time. The solemnities are: Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi...Posted: May-23-2021
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Pentecostal SpringThis Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the First Pentecost, the gift of the Spirit unleashed upon the world. Those who knew themselves to be the recipients of that gift became newly identified as Church. And so Pentecost...Posted: May-23-2021 -
Ascension and SalvationToday we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus, who rose from the dead as the conqueror of sin and death is now returning to the glory that was His from all eternity. With the mystery...Posted: May-16-2021 -
Three Kinds of GivingLove involves three kinds of giving: self-giving, forgiving and thanksgiving. In today’s gospel Jesus says, “Love one another as I love you”. And again he says, “No one has greater love than...Posted: May-09-2021 -
“CALVARY LOVE”It has been pointed out that when all is said and done, love boils down to a question of giving. It is a question of self-giving. It’s a question of forgiving. And it&rsquo...Posted: May-01-2021 -
Administrator or Pastor?Today’s readings grace us with the assurance that we are God’s very dear and beloved children (1Jn 3:1-2) and that Jesus, by whose name we are being saved (Acts 4:7-12) is...Posted: Apr-25-2021 -
The Gifts of EasterJesus transformed the greatest tragedy in life into Easter Power and the speciality of that power is that it is communicable. Have we experienced this communicable power in our lives? Have we succeeded in communicating it to others...Posted: Apr-18-2021 -
Year of St. JosephOn 8 December 2020, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph to mark the 150th anniversary of the proclamation by Pope Pius IX of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church. The CCCB Office...Posted: Dec-23-2020 -
Homily on the feast: “Christ the King”Christmas is knocking on our souls’ doors once again. Its message is not only an invitation, but also a challenge to all of us. Many people are looking for real love and joy. Joy is to make other people...Posted: Dec-23-2020 -
Homily on the feast: “Christ the King”This feast of Christ the King, was added to the Church calendar, in 1925 The meaning of this feast is clear: all of creation, in this world and beyond, is subject to...Posted: Nov-22-2020
