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THE LORD'S DAY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REST AND LEISUREIn my homily this week, I spoke of the meaning and purpose of the Lord's Day and what our duties are as Catholics on Sundays. I spoke specifically about the importance of leisure over work...Posted: Jul-21-2018 -
OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FAITHFUL SERVANTS AND THE SECRET FRIENDS OF GODIn this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus invites us to no longer be servants but friends. The first requirement is that we be faithful to all His commandments, not by just simply avoiding breaking the Ten Commandments...Posted: May-05-2018
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Finding Meaning in SufferingFurther to my homily on suffering, please find the link to the document I quoted from St. John Paul II. This document is available in several languages. To change the language, once you see the English versiou, you...Posted: Feb-06-2018
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GIVE TO CAESAR THE THINGS THAT ARE CAESAR'SFurther to my homily from this weekend, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary time, I would like to provide the 2 links for the documents that I quoted. The question that I brought forth to think about was: ...Posted: Oct-21-2017 -
FORGIVENESS VS. RECONCILIATIONLast week's homily dealt with the difficult message of forgiveness. Before addressing forgiveness, we may ask ourselves the question, Why was sin permitted in the first place that now requires our forgiveness? The Catechism of the Catholic...Posted: Sep-23-2017
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THE RELIGION OF THE DAYIn this week's Homily, in response to the Gospel reading (Matthew 10:37-42), I spoke about the tendency to avoid focusing on the difficult aspects of Christianity. It is interesting to note that between last week's...Posted: Jul-02-2017
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IN SEARCH OF TRUTHPosted: Jan-22-2017In this week's homily, I tried to make the point that it is our responsibility to educate ourselves in our Catholic faith- To seek the truth is ultimately to seek Christ. In St. John's Gospel, Jesus... -
EPIPHANY +20CMB17+Chalking the Door 2017: An Epiphany House Blessing On this Solemnity of the Epiphany, I would like to draw your attention to the European custom of marking the doorways of houses. Epiphany is the celebration of the...Posted: Jan-07-2017 -
CONFESSIONOn the 2nd Sunday of Advent, in the Gospel, we saw the image of people going to St. John the Baptist to be Baptized in the Jordan and they were confessing their sins. In my homily, I spoke about...Posted: Dec-11-2016 -
CHRIST THE KINGOn the Solemnity of Christ the King, may I suggest a reading of the two paragraphs quoted during the homily. The first paragraph was the introduction to the Encyclical Quas Primas, by Pope Pius XI, which...Posted: Nov-20-2016
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CARING FOR OUR CEMETERYI would like to thank the Youth for Christ who came out this past Saturday, October 29, for a few hours to help clear the Cemetery of overgrown weeds. A very special thank you also to Michelina Ciociola...Posted: Nov-04-2016 -
Life Chain"We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, of killings, of wars, of hatred. If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other." - St. Teresa of Calcutta LifeChain...Posted: Sep-25-2016
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Sign of PeaceFurther to my homilies where I mentioned the Sign of Peace, here are some references and links about this practice in the Catholic Church in Canada. The following is found in the GIRM (General Instruction of the Roman Missal...Posted: Sep-25-2016
