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Fr. Justin grew up in Richmond, BC, the third of three brothers. Though not raised Catholic, he started going to Mass when he was 13. After a powerful experience of God’s love through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, he felt called to the Holy priesthood at the age of 16.

This site is a collection of my thoughts, musings and homilies.


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Eventually, We Must Choose

Today is a celebration for three reasons: 1) Jesus is King of the universe because…


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Responding to God’s Gifts

In the English language, we have all sorts of expressions and expected responses.  If I say…


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Scandal-Proof Faith

In August, we shared this beautiful story of Faith Hakesley, who was sexually abused by…


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Two Examples to Imitate

Today’s homily is about imitating holiness, and we’ll begin with a longer story and end…


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Parents’ & Children’s Rights vs. Transitioning

Our school principal, Mr. Perry, wrote in his October newsletter: “A couple of weeks ago,…


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A Second Humble Request for Greater Financial Support

As mentioned last week and last month, today’s homily is about financial giving to the…


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Overcoming Worry

They say laughter is good for the soul, so let’s start with a joke: A minister…


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We Don’t Have the Truth. The Truth Has Us.

“For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe…


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The Fairness and Unfairness of God

Four years ago, we asked: When we die and stand before God, suppose He were…


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Bitterness and Forgiveness

Last week, we discussed Jesus’ steps to improving bad relationships and when to end them,…


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How to End a Relationship

If there’s a very painful relationship in our lives, the question of ending it is…


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Winning the War in Your Mind

Last year, I read this book Winning the War in Your Mind because I’ve always known that…


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Remarkably Changed by Jesus

Today, we’re going to reflect on how meeting Jesus changes us.  To put it another way, when we…


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Why God Makes Us Wait

You’ve heard before the two famous questions about heaven, but, for fun, let’s ask them…


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God Comes Through Silence

  In 1941, the great Christian author, C.S. Lewis, wrote a weekly column for The Guardian newspaper. …


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A Kind Smile, But Not a Happy One

Some of us know St. Josephine Bakhita.  Born in 1869 in Sudan to a loving family…


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Making Sunday Different

In 1998, St. John Paul II wrote this Apostolic Letter Dies Domini, Latin for Day of…


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Offering Rest to Others

Here at St. Anthony’s, we call July and August the Sabbath Summer, where we rest in…


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