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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 -
NoiseThere is too much noise in our life. We fill our life with chatter. We text, we post, we tweet. Earbuds and headphones are part of our appendages. We rarely enjoy quiet. Pick a day this week and make it...Posted: Jul-24-2021 -
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 -
St. Joseph the RadicalWe don't think of quiet, hardworking St. Joseph as a radical, but he certainly wasn't afraid to challenge the religious dictates of his time. When he first learned of Mary's pregnancy, Joseph was unwilling to expose her...Posted: Jul-17-2021
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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
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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 -
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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Letter to Chief Cadmus and the People of Cowessess First NationThe following letter was written by Archbishop Don Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, after the discovery of unmarked graves at the former site of the Marieval Residential School, in the Cowessess First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan. We ask that everyone continues...Posted: Jun-25-2021 -
New Film Invites Us to Really Know the Blessed Virgin MaryDr. Josephine Lombardi is a faculty member at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. She recently released, “The First Lady and Her Successors,” a film that explores the many ways that the Blessed Mother Mary can guide...Posted: Jun-23-2021 -
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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Bishop and Indigenous Leader in Dialogue on Residential SchoolsChief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Edmonton’s Archbishop Richard Smith recently came together in Maskwacis, Alberta to discuss reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the response to the finding at the Kamloops Residential School...Posted: Jun-08-2021 -
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
