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Thirsty Thursdays: Quench Your Thirst at the Source
The desire of every human heart is for communion. And as we strive to fulfill this desire, often we are found wanting, until we go to the source: Jesus.
With this in mind, in 2014, the Sisters of Life began...
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29th Sunday Ordinary Time October 20, 2024
Readings: Isaiah 53.10-11 Hebrews 4.14-16 Mark 10.35-45
Jesus, clearly said that he came to do the Father’s will, and this thought stayed with him, even when it led...
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St. Teresa’s Parish Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
On October 6, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Etobicoke, Ont. to celebrate Mass at St. Teresa’s Parish on the occasion of their 100th anniversary.
According to the parish’s website...
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28th Sunday Ordinary Time October 13, 2024
Readings: Wisdom 7:7-11 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30
There is gradual or a fast shift from looking for the goods and the values of this world to seeking only what God wants of us. What...
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27TH Sunday Ordinary Time October 6, 2024
Marriage! The readings today speak to us about the creation of man and woman and their union with one another in marriage. Today it is so difficult to speak about marriage because our culture is against the Christian...
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26th Sunday Ordinary Time September 29, 2024
Readings: Numbers 11:25-27 James 5:1-6, Mark 9:38-43, 45,47-48
If you have ever worked with someone recovering from addiction you discover they often only begin to get traction in their recovery when...
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25th Sunday Ordinary Time September 22, 2024
Readings: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 James 3:16 – 4:3 Mark 9:30-37
Look at that child: bubbling with life and devoid of ego. In Jesus’ world, a child counted for naught. Children were meant to...
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24th Sunday Ordinary Time September 15, 2024
Readings: Isaiah 50:5-9a James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35
In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks the disciples for a field report by asking what otherssay about him. He then turns the question directly...
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22nd Sunday Ordinary Time September 1, 2024
Readings: Deutronomy 4.1-2,6-8, James 1.17-18, 21-22,27, Mark 7.1-8, 14-15,21-23
The Bible speaks of people being “unclean.” However, we must realize that there are multiple ways...
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21st Sunday Ordinary Time August 25, 2024
Readings: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18, Ephesians 5:21-32, John 6:60-69
In today’s Gospel we are being asked to make a choice, as we are, to choose to follow Jesus or not. Will...
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20th Sunday Ordinary Time August 18, 2024
Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58
On this Sunday, we continue to read from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. Today’s Gospel elaborates further on the teaching that Jesus...
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Feast Of St. Dominic Our Patron Saint August 11, 2024
Readings: 1Kings 19.4-8, Ephesians 4.30-5.2,Mathew 5.14-16
St. Dominic was born about 1175 in Spain, Dominic hailed from the illustrious Guzman family. First he was Cannon regular at Osma, then he founded the...
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18th Sunday Ordinary Time August 4, 2024
Readings: Exodus 16.2-4, 12-15, 31a, Ephesians 4.17.20-24, John 6.24-35
Jesus started by this gospel by considering about the crowd “why are you here”. What he wants to tell them is...
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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 14, 2024
Readings: Amos 7:12-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:7-13
In our first reading, God chose a poor farmer Amos to prophesy in Israel’s northern kingdom. God had a purpose for this. He knew there...
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7, 2024
Readings: Ezekiel 2:2-5, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6
Today many claim to be prophetic, but most lack any claims to speaking the Word of God. A true prophet in our Christian tradition...
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13th Sunday Ordinary Time June 30, 2024
Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24, 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15, Mark 5:21-43
It is belief in Jesus that changes our lives. The Gospel today gives us miracles. The most important aspect of these...