Pope Francis has announced that Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Rev. Francis Leo will be elevated to the College of Cardinals. The announcement came at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s Sunday Angelus in Rome.
The Holy...
Readings: 1Kings 17.10-16 Hebrews 9.24-28 Mark 12.38-44
Today’s readings showcase two widows as examples of extraordinary generosity. for they give, not from their abundance, but all the meagre means they...
Readings: Dt 6, 2-6 Heb 7, 23-28 Mk 12, 28-34
“Hear, O Israel! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul.” Then, he amplified...
Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52
Master, I want to see! What a wonderful request to make of our Lord. I want to see can be the theme for this Sunday. I want...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Readings: Isaiah 35: 4-7 James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37
The man we hear about in today's Gospel could be me, could be you, in fact it should be. We have to let...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, Mark 4:35-41
“Most of us don’t think about anyone having the capacity to change the weather or to control the physical environment simply by...