5 December 2025
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I write to you today to convey my support of the 4 December letter to Prime Minister Carney issued by the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops...
Message for Advent30 November 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I am writing to you in anticipation of the upcoming season of Advent, a blessed time of waiting, expectation, and preparation for the...
Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11
Every year we hear these wonderful readings from the Scriptures of our faith. We hear the Prophet Isaiah proclaiming over and over that salvation is coming...
Readings: Isaiah 11.1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12
In this week's Gospel Reading and next week's, our Advent preparation for Christmas invites us to consider John the Baptist and his relationship...
Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44
How often our lives look as though they will just go on and on. Perhaps as we get older, we begin to recognize that we shall die...
Readings: Malachi 3:19-20a, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19
The Prophet Malachi in the first reading reminds us that at some point we must all come before the Lord and answer for our...
Readings: Ezekiel: 47,1-2,8-9,12 1 Corinthians 3.9b-11,16-17 John 2.13-22
The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome symbolizes a crucial turning point in the long and remarkable history...
Readings: Wisdom 3.1-9 Revelation 21.1-5a,6b,7 Luke 7.11-17
Today we reflect the mystery of death and our loved ones who have died. This become part of our reflection on the communion...
Readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 2, Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14
Jesus wants to teach us more about prayer today. The first reading, from Sirach, is very clear that the Lord is...
Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8
The Book of Exodus has lots of stories of killing others who get in our way. This was fairly accepted manner of getting...
Readings: I King 5:14-17; 2 Tim 2: 8-13; Lk 17:11-19
In today’s first reading, the story of Naaman the leper is a typical example of how we should express our profound gratitude to...
Readings: Hab 1:2-3. 2, 2-4 2 Tim 1:6-8. 13-14; Lk 17: 5-19
Faith. It is the foundation of our Christian life. Faith gives us a new vision and version of life. Without faith...
Readings: Amos 6:1a, 4-7 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31
The rich man in the Gospel, from Saint Luke today, had clearly grown accustomed to have the poor man at his gate and...
Readings: Amos 8.4-7 1Timothy 2.1-7 Luke 16.1-13
The first reading, from the Prophet Amos, describes those who actively plot to defraud others. Probably if we are listening to this homily, we are not people...
Readings: Numbers 21.4-9 Philippians 2.6-11 John 3.13-17
Exaltation of the Cross The cross was a form of death penalty, a punishment for criminals, rebels and others. Yes, the cross becomes a failure, a piece...
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33
With the first reading, perhaps we can pray for the gift of wisdom and the gift of the Holy Spirit to be in our personal lives...
Readings: Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29, Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24, Luke 14:1,7-14
The readings today all point to the same idea. Sirach tells us to be gentle and humble. Hebrews reminds us that...
Readings: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:11-13; Lk 12:22-30
This Sunday, the church reminds us of the reunion of all God’s people at the feast of His kingdom. It is not only Jews and...
Readings: Jer 38:4-6. 8-10; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53
In the first reading, the prophet Jeremiah suffered grave injustice for the sake of the message he preached. He became a man of dissension for...
Readings: Wis 18, 6-9; Heb 11, 1-2.8-19; Lk 12, 35-40
The concept of “God’s elect or God’s people” is very strong among the Jews. Biblically speaking, this is right...