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Spiritual Reading Suggestion - He Leadeth MeIn his homily today, Father Maderak mentioned a book called "He Leadeth Me", by Fr. Walter Ciszek S.J. A compelling, easy and spiritual read, this book speaks about Fr. Ciszek's dark time in prison and in work camps...Posted: Oct-09-2021 -
Thoughts on Marriage and DivorceFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Our first reading today, from Genesis, takes us to the very idea of God’s role in the creation of man and woman. The...Posted: Oct-01-2021 -
Living Not For OneselfFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont. There is a story of a devout Buddhist nun who went to the temple regularly to do her ritual prayer...Posted: Sep-24-2021 -
Celebrating Stewardship Sunday – Weekend of September 19, 2021An annual celebration in the Archdiocese of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins has asked parishes to reflect, in a special way, on the theme of stewardship the weekend of September 19, 2021, also known as Stewardship Sunday. You can find special...Posted: Sep-17-2021 -
Understanding SufferingFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. I believe that most people of a certain age can recount stories of suffering. An illness that may have led to death at an early...Posted: Sep-10-2021 -
Words of Truth from St. Teresa of KolkataThis weekend, on September 5th, we celebrate the feast day for St. Teresa of Kolkata, more commonly known as Mother Teresa. Fr. Maderak spoke about and quoted the words she spoke at the lecture she gave when she received the...Posted: Sep-04-2021 -
Hearing and Speaking with Faith During This ElectionFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. There is a beautiful prayer that is used in the rite of baptism for an infant that is based on today’s Gospel. The passage...Posted: Sep-03-2021 -
Life’s Challenges Can Lead Us to GodFr. 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...Posted: Aug-19-2021 -
Catechesis on the Assumption of MaryPosted: Aug-15-2021Happy 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... -
Receive the Lord’s Many BlessingsThe 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...Posted: Aug-05-2021 -
The Bread of Christ Sustains UsFr. 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...Posted: Jul-29-2021 -
Grandparents and Elders: Witnesses to the FaithFr. 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...Posted: Jul-23-2021 -
A Time to RestFr. 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...Posted: Jul-16-2021 -
Discernment of Spirts and the SaintsPlease read the new blog post for some ideas on Spiritual readings that come from this weekend's homilies. Click HERE to visit the blog post.Posted: Jul-11-2021 -
DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS AND JOURNEYING WITH THE SAINTSThis weekend in my homily, I proposed to everyone to spend some time doing spiritual reading - even just 10 -20 minutes a day - to help us to edify our souls and to raise our minds to God and find joy...Posted: Jul-11-2021
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Everyone Has a Role to Play in God’s HarvestFr. 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...Posted: Jul-09-2021 -
The Light of FaithIn 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...Posted: Jun-26-2021 -
New Blog Post!Please visit our BLOG for resources from today's homily on Faith- particularly excerpts from encylical, LUMEN FIDEI.Posted: Jun-26-2021
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Jesus Is with You in the StormFr. 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...Posted: Jun-18-2021 -
PRIDE AND THE FOUR CARDINAL VIRTUESPosted: Jun-13-2021 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...
