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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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We Come to the Lord in Our Blindness
Fr. 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...
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Thoughts on Marriage and Divorce
Fr. 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...
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Living Not For Oneself
Fr. 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...
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Understanding Suffering
Fr. 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...
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Life’s Challenges Can Lead Us to God
Fr. 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...
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Receive the Lord’s Many Blessings
The 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...
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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...
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Goodbye to Fr. Patrick
Dear 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...
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A Boat in Life
Dear 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...
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Jesus Is with You in the Storm
Fr. 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...
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Ordinary Time
Dear brothers and sisters Christ,
As we move into “Ordinary Time” once again, we do not imply by the word “Ordinary” that it is still not the greatest event of all time. Each time we celebrate...
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Growing into What God Dreams Us to Be
Fr. 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...