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‘Walking Together’ on the Journey to the Synod
Moira McQueen’s new book, Walking Together: A Primer on the New Synodality, aims to explain the history, meaning and relevance of synodality as the Church undertakes a two-year process of discernment. Below, McQueen, Executive Director of the...
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Women and the 'New Normal'
Heather King is an award-winning memoirist, columnist and blogger with several books. She speaks nationwide, leads writing workshops and writes a weekly column on arts and culture for Angelus News, the archdiocesan newspaper of Los Angeles. For more, please...
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New Documentary Does a Deep Dive into St. Joseph
“St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father” is a Knights of Columbus-produced documentary looking at the life of St. Joseph, and the lasting lessons he can offer us today. Below, writer and director David Naglieri delves into the meaning...
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A Closer Look at Mother Mary
On January 15, 2022, Dr. Josephine Lombardi will be leading a workshop titled, “Mariology: Past and Present,” which will delve into current developments in the study of Mary. A part of St. Augustine’s Seminary’s...
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The Illuminating Story of the Advent Wreath
Of the many symbols that mark the liturgical seasons of the Latin Church calendar, few are better known or more beloved than the Advent wreath, which marks the passage of the four weeks preceding Christmas.
What are the origins of...
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To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest Romance
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” (translated as, “Where charity and love are, there God is...
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House Blessings
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Although Covid-19 has created for us a “new normal”, yet it does not stop the regular paths andevents that our lives encounter – once such event is the buying and selling...
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Preparing to vote reflection
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
About two years ago we were in the midst of a Federal Election and I prepared some Pastor’s Corners that dealt with the issue of how Catholic’s should...
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Preparing to vote - Article Two
Article Two:
Dear brothers and sister in Christ,Allow me to continue from last week’s Pastor’s corner as a means to offer some considerations as you discern how you will vote this coming month.As...
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Preparing to vote - Article One
Article One:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,A past Governor of the State of New York, Mario M. Cuomo, speaking about politicians and their faith, once said:
“It’s always been safer not to talk about religious...
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The Bread of Christ Sustains Us
Fr. 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...
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Grandparents and Elders: Witnesses to the Faith
Fr. 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...
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A Time to Rest
Fr. 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...
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Relaxing Summer
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
I have decided to give you a summer break from my “Pastor’s Corner” – I have been doing this for a good number of summers now.
It’s summer...
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Everyone Has a Role to Play in God’s Harvest
Fr. 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...
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Our New Associate Pastor
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
This weekend we welcome our new Associate Pastor, Fr. Feliciano. I am sure that he will soon come to know that this parish community is alive in its love for the Lord. We indeed...