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Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this week, I was happy to see that the New York Times didn't give it a very positive review. It was ok,...

3rd Sunday of Easter - Fr. Paul

I just wanted to share some personal thoughts and highlights about our recent trip to the holy land: First, I was very impressed with the...

Easter Sunday 2023 Homily

Time goes too fast, our children grow up too quickly, and time sometimes won't wait. I'm reminded of Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle: If I...

Holy Thursday 2023 - Deacon Gunther

This evening ends the forty days of Lent, and Easter Triduum begins with tonight’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Triduum ... Latin for...

Good Friday 2023 (April 7th)

How did people feel about Jesus? They were curious about him. Who is this man who heals the sick, and gives sight to the blind? Could he...

4th Sunday of Lent - Has Morality Changed?

2023-03-19 I was watching a disturbing documentary on Amazon Prime about the sexual abuse crisis in the Amish community ("Sins of the...

3rd Sunday of Lent: Living Water

In today's Gospel, a Samaritan woman completely misunderstands Jesus. She is still thinking in terms of the material things around her....

First Sunday in Lent - Deacon Gunther

I confess! I like chocolate. It’s one of my favourite temptations. Which is why the following story resonates with me: A...

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Life after delivery. I want to begin today by sharing with you some of the greatest teaching the world has ever seen - moments in the...

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lately, I have noticed that my homilies have taken a real "ethical" turn. Last week, for example, I commented on an article in the...

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Feb. 5th 2023

My homily today is organized around four quotations that I heard in the last few weeks that I found very moving, as I'm sure you will as...

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther

A long time ago, Moses went up a mountain and received the Ten Commandments. Note that back then, when Moses went up the mountain no one...

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 22, 2023

God Over-delivers We've all experienced small miracles, little coincidences that remind us that God is still with us. But what about the...

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Do you even wonder why you're here (in Church on Sunday morning)? Are there not other things that we could be doing? Does any of this...

Epiphany, January 8th

Where do we see the face of Jesus today? I want to begin by sharing two recent experiences. First, just before Christmas, I read an...

New Years' Day 2023 - Mary, Mother of God

A few months ago, a child at one of our children’s Masses asked, “what would the world be like if Jesus Hadn’t been born?” What a great...

Christmas Homily 2022

The Light of Christ Sometimes the world seems very dark. I came across a headline in the paper yesterday, “We live in a society that has...

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