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HOLY HOUR PROGRAMPlease click HERE to view the livestream of Holy Mass and Holy Hour on Fridays. Livestream will begin a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. Please refresh the browser if the livestream does not appear. Holy...Posted: Apr-30-2021 -
Death Notice - Louise AtkinsThe Following Parishioner has recently passed away: Louise Atkins May 10, 1924 - March 21, 2021 Due to COVID restrictions, visitation and funeral services are not open to the public. Please visit WARD FUNERAL HOME for obituary and more...Posted: Mar-26-2021 -
Rejoice!In my homily for this Laetare Sunday weekend, I spoke about the first reading from the second book of Chronicles and the optimistic lens by which the chronicler looked at salvation history. It is a reminder to us to...Posted: Mar-14-2021 -
Death Notice - Clare CalnanThe Following Parishioner has recently passed away: Clare Calnan September 6, 1941 - February 28, 2021 Respecting the current situation and pandemic restrictions, the Funeral Mass will be private. Clare’s funeral Mass will be livestreamed from our...Posted: Mar-03-2021 -
Stations of the Cross - resources and linksDuring the Season of Lent, we will have Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m. followed by Mass. You can also download a copy of the same Stations of the Cross that we...Posted: Feb-16-2021 -
Death Notice - Tina Di LelloThe Following Parishioner has recently passed away: Liberata 'Tina' Di Lello Friday, September 30, 1932 - Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Tina was a long time parishioner, CWL member and parish volunteer. Due to COVID restrictions, visitation and funeral services are not...Posted: Feb-10-2021 -
A BIBILICAL LOOK AT CHRISTMASPosted: Dec-24-2020As 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...
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CATECHESIS TIME - THE COMPEDIUM OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHPosted: Oct-25-2020Catechesis 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... -
NOT SEVEN TIMES, BUT SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMESThe 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...Posted: Sep-13-2020
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EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF BILL C-8 ON CATHOLIC TEACHINGS ON SEXUALITY AND THE HUMAN BODYPosted: May-20-2020In 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...
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Canadian and American Bishops to Ask Mary for Her Intercession on COVID-19In 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...Posted: May-01-2020 -
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA REMINDERAs 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...Posted: Apr-10-2020
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THE VEIL REMOVED- A BEAUTIFUL VIDEOAs 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...Posted: Apr-05-2020 -
JESUS I TRUST IN YOUHello 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. ...Posted: Apr-03-2020
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“EVERYONE WHO LOOKS AT A WOMAN WITH LUST HAS ALREADY COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH HER IN HIS HEART.”Posted: Feb-18-2020On 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... -
MARRIAGE SUNDAY - LOVE AND RESPONSIBILITYPosted: Feb-08-2020In 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... -
EPIPHANY 2020This 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...Posted: Jan-04-2020
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ANGELS AND DEVILS - THE BATTLE WAGES ONThis 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...Posted: Sep-19-2019
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MERCY FOR OUR NEIGHBOUR AND THE MOVIE "UNPLANNED"Posted: Jul-13-2019This 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...
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DECIDEDLY AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY CATHOLICPosted: Jun-15-2019This 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...
