As we make our last minute preparations for Christmas, it can become a time of hustle and bustle - even though our Christmas celebrations will be much simpler this year. Perhaps we are trying to make it even more special...
Catechesis time! This week during the homily this weekend, I encouraged you to go deeper into learning about our faith and in doing so, know God more fully. A wonderful tool to help do this is the Compendium of the...
The Gospel of this Sunday speaks of a topic that can be very heavy and difficult for so many - forgiveness. Peter thinks that he is being generous in the fact that he would offer to forgive someone who had...
In case you did not receive a notification regarding this posting in the "News and Events" on our webpage, I am reposting it on my blog, as I think that it is very important that we are all educated on...
In this time of pandemic, bishops in Canada and the United States will consecrate both countries to Mary, the mother of the Church, on Friday, May 1.
Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, did this after his...
As a follow up to my blog post from April 3rd, I would like to remind everyone about the Divine Mercy Novena which starts today, Good Friday, and ends on Divine Mercy Sunday. I would encourage everyone to pray...
As we begin this most Holy of weeks in the Catholic Church, I would like to share a short video with you that was sent to me by a friend. It is called "The Veil Removed...
Hello Everyone. I hope this message finds you well in these difficult times. I have been at the rectory since this all began and have been spending time daily in prayer and at Mass in the Church. ...
As we approach the season of Lent, it is useful to revisit the reason for doing penance. In 1966, Pope St. Paul VI issued an Apostolic Constitution "On Fast and Abstinence" changing some of the Church laws regarding this...
On the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time we heard Jesus calling us to a higher standard of His new Law. One of these was with regards to adultery. As human beings we naturally notice the people around us...
In my homily this weekend, I once again mentioned the apostolic exhoration, THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY IN THE MODERN WORLD- Familiaris Consortio by Pope St. John Paul II. In this document, there is a section...
This weekend as we celebrated the Epiphany of Our Lord, I read a reflection by Jennifer Hubbard to close off my homily. Here is the actual reflection that was written by her for Epiphany 2019:
The Feast of the...
This weekend we celebrated St. Michael and the Archangels as this feast was elevated to a solemnity by Cardinal Collins since St. Michael is the patron of our archdiocese. In my homily, I spoke about angels and the fallen...
This week in the Gospel, a lawyer tries to test Jesus by asking Him, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” He is challenged not only to love God, but to love his neighbour. He...
This weekend, in my homily for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, I referred to a commencement speech given by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. We are called to live the mystery of the Holy Trinity, and...
In my homily this week I spoke about a talk given by Dr. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister who converted to Catholicism and is now a professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
His talk, entitled, "Making Sense...
On the Sunday when we hear the Gospel of the Good Shepherd, we are also directed by the Church to pray for Vocations. St. John Paul II, in his apostolic exhortation, "Pastores Dabo Vobis (Shepherds after my own...
This weekend is Divine Mercy Sunday where we focus on the Mercy of God. St. John Paul II said in Rich in Mercy 14, "The Bible, tradition and the whole faith of the People of God provide...
Philippians 2: 6-12 (NRSV)
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,who, though he was in the form of God,did not regard equality with Godas something to be exploited,but emptied himself,taking...
On the 5th Sunday of Lent, Cycle C, we find a familiar story of the woman caught in adultery. In my homily, I mentioned the set of characters who bring the woman before Jesus, asking the question, "Why they...