I'd like to begin my homily by reminding us of the level of trust that Joseph and Mary must have had. They must have trusted God very...

This 3rd Sunday of Advent is meant to remind us of the joy that the world experienced at the birth of Jesus, as well as the joy that we...

Hope and repentance I want to begin my homily with a story about a man, Bill Wilson, who was well-known as a somewhat “difficult”...

Imagine I was at a party once, and one of the guests asked me about marriage preparation. Before I could answer, another guest overheard...

I have a confession to make, well, several. First of all, I love action movies, all kinds of action movies! They don't even have to be...

Top 10 things that surprise you about heaven I’ve thought a lot about our wonderful cloud of witnesses, the saints. Technically, a saint...

I've been told that it would have been very difficult to meet Jesus if we went back in time, 2000 years because he was so famous. He was...

Good morning/evening … I’m Deacon Gunther. I feel honored that Bishop Bergie has re-assigned me to this parish as your deacon, under the...

A few weeks ago, I referred to a great discussion from "Catholic Christian Outreach" on evangelization. For many people, Jesus is outside...

Habit 6: Evangelization When I think of our 6th habit, evangelization, all I can think about is filling this Church. I want people to...

7 Habits of Effective Catholics: Habit 5: Service Homily: My own understanding of the importance of service in my life didn't come all at...

Our young people in elementary school in Ontario take a standardized test in numeracy and literacy (EQAO). I remember having a...

Once upon a time, a man was caught in a flood, and as the waters were rising up to his roof, a boat came by. "I have faith in the Lord...

I remember a really great metaphor from CCO (Catholic Christian Outreach - a wonderful outreach ministry to our young people in...

A few weeks ago I started a series of homilies entitled "The 7 Habits of Effective Catholics." I began with a very brief overview of all...

On this part of our website, I will be posting some of my homilies, beginning with my current homily series on "The 7 Habits of Effective...