Changing Towards Perfection
Here are three very human examples. Please see if you can identify the theme we’re…
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Death is Our Gateway to Christ
Fr. Abbot John, OSB, the head of Westminster Abbey, told me some years ago, when he…
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A Parish for People Desiring to be Saints
Someone (not here) once told me, “Father, if I had heard what you preached about…
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What a Disciple Is
For the first nine years of my priesthood, I wore the customary clothing of a…
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Trusting the Church’s Teachings
It’s no secret that many Catholics struggle with accepting the authority of the Church. They…
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When God is Silent to Our Prayers
Some time ago, I needed to talk to a priest about a very important problem…
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Commitment is Key to Obtaining Jesus
Last year I can honestly say I experienced a taste of heaven. I was in…
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Look at Jesus, Not the Problems in the Church
Jesus wants to strengthen our faith today because some of us are in danger of…
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Those Who Are Open Receive Everything
Let’s contrast two people. John’s an adult who came back to Mass a year ago. …
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A Humble Request for Greater Financial Support
Today’s homily will be a first for us, because I’m going to make an appeal…
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Overcoming Our Sins By Hating Them
If there were one sinful habit we could break, what would it be? Let’s think…
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4 Steps to Regain Peace of Soul
When something’s bothering us, how long does it take us to figure out that we’re…
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Evangelization is the Best Way to Love Our Neighbour
Let’s start with five questions so we know better what our parish is like. The…
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How to Answer Moral Relativism
Our church, the Catholic Church, agrees with Canadian culture on many things: helping the poor,…
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How to Help Neglected People in Parishes
There are some people here at St. Anthony’s who are being spiritually neglected, do you…
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The Authentic Call of Jesus
Two years ago, when talking about God’s call, I told you something that I had…
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Fear of Judgement Becomes Fear of Hurting Jesus
Let’s talk about whether or not we’re going to heaven when we die. There are…
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Radical Generosity
How many of us remember the famous story of St. Martin of Tours and the…
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Forgiveness Gives New Life
Happy Easter, everyone! I’d like to tell you about a friend. When I first met…
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Lukewarmness Vs. Increasing Love for Jesus
Today’s homily isn’t designed for everyone but only for some. You can decide if it…
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Is Jesus Really God?
We mentioned last week that many people say Jesus never existed. We answered this: It’s…
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Are the Gospels Historical?
The Gospel today says that Jesus healed a blind man. Do you believe this? Suppose I’m…
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A Plan, Not a Coincidence
Let’s start with what seems to be a normal day for St. John Paul II…
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Strengthening Faith
Two preliminary questions before we get to the heart of the homily: 1) Have we…
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Discipline Leads to Happiness
To help the homily, I’d like to show a very insightful five-minute video. Because Mass…
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Thoughts of God Vs. Thoughts of the Enemy
Here’s a man who hasn’t been to church in years, hasn’t always been faithful in…
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Loving and Praying for Our Enemies
Let’s start off by thinking about someone in our life who is hurting us or…
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Love Vs. Lust
Everyone knows adultery is wrong. But Jesus today teaches us something about adultery that may…
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Be the First to Calm Down
Let’s start with a one-minute example of a conversation between husband and wife. See if…
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Pride Vs. Humility
The first small step to a better marriage is to say, “I’m sorry.” So, how…
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