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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 -
Fright-eous IndignationI wonder how many times we've joined that frightful crowd of scribes and Pharisees, so full of righteous indignation and so bent on pointing out other people's faults, sins, or failures? How many times have we forgotten how...Posted: Jul-10-2021 -
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 -
Sharing supperThere are days when it's all sunny and lovely. Then there are days when it's dark and overwhelming. Problems multiply. We can't see any way out. Life can be hard, but some days are harder than others...Posted: Jul-03-2021
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Be Back LaterI've got to stop reading social media comments, especially ones like this: "I don't need to go to church. I worship God at the time and place I choose. No one needs to tell me how and when...Posted: Jun-26-2021
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Rocky StartEvery parent has some idea of what probably went through Peter's mind on hearing Jesus say, "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church..." It's probably how you felt when you learned that you...Posted: Jun-19-2021
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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 -
Catholic Questions - Father's DayWhat would be a good present for my dad on Father's Day? A special day to celebrate the person we love, be it a birthday, anniversary, or Mother's/Father's day is a reminder of the blessing a...Posted: Jun-16-2021
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Closed DoorsIn the family-friendly suburbs where I grew up, there were no poor people lying at our door. But poor and disadvantaged people suffer at many doorsteps every day. They are the homeless we pass on street corners. They are...Posted: Jun-12-2021
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Growing into What God Dreams Us to BeFr. 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...Posted: Jun-11-2021 -
Catholic Questions - NamesWhen people call me names, it hurts my feelings. How do I make it not hurt? Because I was teased sometimes when I was a child, my mom taught me this old saying: "Sticks and stones may break bones, but...Posted: Jun-09-2021
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The Power and Poetry of Christ’s Gift at the Last SupperFr. 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...Posted: Jun-05-2021 -
PrayerI decide to pray during my afternoon walk, but twenty minutes in, my mind wanders. What do I need at the grocery store? Did I turn on the crock pot? I try to return to my prayer. Then I pass...Posted: Jun-05-2021
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Catholic Questions - JealousySometimes I feel jealous of my friends. What should I do? Feelings, in themselves, are neither good nor bad, even the unpleasant ones. But our feelings can teach us about how we think about life, sometimes in ways we don...Posted: Jun-02-2021
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Celebrate Mary in May - Mary and the TrinityThe Virgin Mary, among all creatures, is a masterpiece of the Most Holy Trinity. In her humble heart full of faith, God prepared a worthy dwelling place for himself in order to bring to completion the mystery of salvation. Divine...Posted: May-31-2021
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy SpiritFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto, Ont. As Catholics, every time that we pray, we begin by invoking the names of the three persons of the Holy Trinity, whose feast we...Posted: May-29-2021 -
PraiseKids can usually tell the difference between hollow praise ("that's nice honey") and the kind of healthy, honest encouragement they need to grow into well adjusted, compassionate, empathetic, kind people. That kind of encouragement requires attention to what our...Posted: May-29-2021
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Catholic Questions - I amWhy did God tell Moses, "My name is 'I am'"? The story you refer to, from the book of Exodus, offers us much to explore. Moses sees a burning bush. As he draws near, Moses is invited to take off...Posted: May-26-2021
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Celebrate Mary in May - PentecostIn the days that followed the Lord's Resurrection, the Apostles stayed together, comforted by Mary's presence, and after the Ascension they persevered with her in prayerful expectation of Pentecost. Our Lady was a mother and a teacher to...Posted: May-24-2021
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Get movingReturning from the Holy Land a month before the pandemic struck, my friend mourned the paltry few minutes he was allowed to spend at the places that were part of Jesus' life. "We were hustled through quickly because of the...Posted: May-22-2021
