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Living in the Real World Leads to RepentanceFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Recently, I was talking to a friend’s seven year old son about school. He was telling me that the best thing about school...Posted: Dec-03-2021 -
Jesus Challenges Us to Respond with Hope, Faith and LoveFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto. There is a story of a typical last-minute Christmas shopper, a mother who was busily running from store to store...Posted: Nov-26-2021 -
A Call to You: Reflecting on the PriesthoodFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Aurora, Ont. I want to give some thought to priesthood this weekend. Today’s readings speak well to the priestly life. And The Shepherds’ Trust collection...Posted: Nov-05-2021 -
To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest RomanceFr. 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...Posted: Oct-29-2021 -
We Come to the Lord in Our BlindnessFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. We encounter Jesus and His disciples today outside of Jericho on their way to Jerusalem. How could you blame them for lacking patience with Bartimaeus...Posted: Oct-22-2021 -
Thoughts on Marriage and DivorceFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Our first reading today, from Genesis, takes us to the very idea of God’s role in the creation of man and woman. The...Posted: Oct-01-2021 -
Living Not For OneselfFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont. There is a story of a devout Buddhist nun who went to the temple regularly to do her ritual prayer...Posted: Sep-24-2021 -
Celebrating Stewardship Sunday – Weekend of September 19, 2021An annual celebration in the Archdiocese of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins has asked parishes to reflect, in a special way, on the theme of stewardship the weekend of September 19, 2021, also known as Stewardship Sunday. You can find special...Posted: Sep-17-2021 -
Understanding SufferingFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. I believe that most people of a certain age can recount stories of suffering. An illness that may have led to death at an early...Posted: Sep-10-2021 -
Hearing and Speaking with Faith During This ElectionFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. There is a beautiful prayer that is used in the rite of baptism for an infant that is based on today’s Gospel. The passage...Posted: Sep-03-2021 -
Life’s Challenges Can Lead Us to GodFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples Mission, both in Toronto. Once when Leonardo Da Vinci was painting the “Last Supper” he became angry with his assistant. His temper flared as...Posted: Aug-19-2021 -
Receive the Lord’s Many BlessingsThe Gospel today begins with a response from the Jewish people that seems unfounded. Jesus had just finished performing a great miracle in their midst and afterwards reveals His identity to them: He is the bread of life which comes...Posted: Aug-05-2021 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Relaxing SummerDear 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...Posted: Jul-11-2021 -
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 -
Our New Associate PastorDear 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...Posted: Jul-04-2021 -
Goodbye to Fr. PatrickDear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, This weekend we say goodbye to Fr. Patrick. As you have heard me say before, an Associate Pastor’s ministry in a parish often concludes after a two to three year period. The...Posted: Jun-27-2021 -
A Boat in LifeDear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In Today’s Gospel we have an event in the life of Jesus that all of us can relate to. It is the story of Jesus in the stern of a fishing boat...Posted: Jun-20-2021
