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...
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...
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...
Fr. Fred Chung is a faculty member at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, Ont. On Saturday, October 2, he will host an online Lay Spiritual Formation workshop on “The Soul’s Search for Joy and Meaning...
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...
Fr. 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...
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...
“We have one thing in common: The common core value of caring for the people,” said Peter Chen, convenor of the Toronto Chinese Catholic Task-force. “And that’s why we can work together.”
Many...
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...
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.” This is how today’s first reading from The...
Our pastoral plan challenges us to witness and serve in diverse ways and to be advocates where injustice occurs: through pastoral care to those who are poor and marginalized, to students on campus, to those who are imprisoned, seeking refuge...
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. What are you planning to give up for Lent?
We can find Lenten penances that have little to do with who...
Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto.
Those who know the kind of suffering and pain that Job endured might think that I am being a little overly dramatic to relate...
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
A story is told of a little boy who accidentally left his new bicycle at the shopping mall when it was time for...
Fr. Frank McDevitt is pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Aurora, Ont.
Jonah goes to Nineveh in search of converts and Jesus goes to Galilee in search of disciples.
And here we are locked-down with a stay...
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto.
There is a story of grandpa and grandma who were having a quarrel one day. The next day grandpa forgot all...
Marilyn Grace has a long connection to the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Below she reflects on her most recent coursework at the university with the Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue, which is...
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both located in Toronto.
There is a story of a typical last-minute Christmas shopper, a mother who was running furiously from store...
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
We find ourselves on this Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of rejoicing. There may be those who find this call to rejoice to be a...
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Twenty years after the end of World War II, the German postal system released a series of stamps honouring eight of the countless people who served...