So many preach in the world today that Science and faith are contradictory fields and contradictory beliefs. This is particularly true for those who have made Science their God and refuse to see how Science is compatible with Faith...
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...
EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD AND THE CHALKING OF THE DOORS
This weekend we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord - the commemoration of the 3 Magi who travelled from afar, following the star in the East to Bethlehem to offer...
In my homily this week I mentioned once again, 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...
I spoke today about Fr. Stuart Long, the priest who is the subject of the movie starring Mark Wahlberg called "Fr. Stu". Fr. Stuart Long is an example of a man who does not look at suffering as a curse...
EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD AND THE CHALKING OF THE DOORS
This weekend we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord - the commemoration of the 3 Magi who travelled from afar, following the star in the East to Bethlehem to offer...
Please find in this blog the videos that I recommended in my homily this weekend to watch in order to gain some insight into the amazing story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego. You must be subscribed...
This 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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...