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Life’s Challenges Can Lead Us to God
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples Mission, both in Toronto.
Once when Leonardo Da Vinci was painting the “Last Supper” he became angry with his assistant. His temper flared as...
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Catechesis on the Assumption of Mary
Happy Solemnity of the Assumption! Today is the day when we celebrate Our Blessed Mother being assumed in to heaven, that is, she is "brought up" to heaven, body and soul when her earthly life had ended.
Catechesis point...
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Receive the Lord’s Many Blessings
The Gospel today begins with a response from the Jewish people that seems unfounded.
Jesus had just finished performing a great miracle in their midst and afterwards reveals His identity to them: He is the bread of life which comes...
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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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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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The Light of Faith
In my Homily this weekend, I mentioned an encylical called "Lumen Fidei". While it was attributed to Pope Francis, much of it was actually penned by Pope Benedict XVI before his resignation as Pope. It was the third...
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New Blog Post!
Please visit our BLOG for resources from today's homily on Faith- particularly excerpts from encylical, LUMEN FIDEI.
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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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PRIDE AND THE FOUR CARDINAL VIRTUES
This week in my homily I mentioned the book, The Four Cardinal Virtues, by Josef Pieper from which came the quote on pride which I used in my homily:
Pride is not, in the first place, a quality of everyday...
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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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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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Becoming a Living Witness of the Gospel
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Sceptics say that Jesus had no need to take...
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God’s Love Is for All People
Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto, Ont.
Normally, at this time of year, my parish and all the parishes in the Archdiocese of Toronto, would be celebrating First Communions. Sadly, this year...