Why Does God Allow Suffering? (Part 2: God’s Unconditional Love)
Our opening exercise is to think of a time that someone hurt us. It can…
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Why Does God Allow Suffering? (Part 1: Levels of Happiness)
Why does God allow us to suffer? This is one of the most important questions…
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Protection (of Our Wives & Children)
The very first Sunday I was here, a year and a half ago, I experienced…
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Magnanimity
Last year, I told you I watched Groundhog Day for the first time. One thing…
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Love Is Outward-Focused
This homily might be hard for some to hear, but it’s necessary, and I promise…
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Seeing the Goodness Around Us
Happy Easter, everyone! Let me ask a question: when you’re depressed or stressed, do you…
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Are We Jesus or Judas?
On the night we blessed the new confessionals, the man who rebuilt them shared his…
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Loving Like Jesus (Being Intentional)
Let’s begin with three stories. 1) When I was sixteen, after my conversion, I started…
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Fresh Starts (Changing Our Bad Habits)
My father had many blessings in life and had many fine qualities, but he also…
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Procrastination
I once had the pleasure of sitting next to a U.S. marine while on a…
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Beauty Leads to God
All of us have people in our lives that we want to help grow and…
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God Deserves Our Praise
Let’s take a quiz to find out if we’re selfish or not, and, if so,…
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Striving for the Greater Gifts!
I have strong reason to believe that many of you suffer from frustration. You know…
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The Bible Transforms Us
A friend of mine once told me that he would reread every now and again…
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Miracles Happen When We’re Open to What Jesus Wants
Here’s a list of things I pray for every day (not in any particular order):…
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Why Parents Should Bless Their Children
Believe it or not, when people have asked me to bless them, let’s say outside…
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Wanting the Best for Our Children
I know many parents are focused on giving their children every advantage in life. Because…
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Never Giving Up on Anyone
Merry Christmas, everyone! In my family, sometimes when my parents were mad at each other,…
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Knowing Someone’s Name Means You Care
Can you please tell me why some people get frustrated or even mad when I don’t…
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Being Led by Joy
I’d like to start off with two questions. Can I see a show of hands,…
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Being Frustrated with God and Life
Does anyone know Fr. Richard Au of Canadian Martyrs church in Richmond? Father Au is…
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We Only Believe What’s True
Do Catholics believe in aliens? What about evolution? Man-made climate change? Do we believe in…
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“Let’s” Talk by Fr. Don Larson
This week I’m away for a week-long silent retreat, so no homily (some parishioners are…
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Why I Decided I Wanted to Become a Saint, and Why You Should Too
In grade 11, I skipped class so often that, if you add all the days…
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Wanting What God Wants
A young lady once told me, after she broke up with her boyfriend, that a…
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Corrupt Popes
I want to talk about the subject of corrupt popes, because it bothers so many…
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Pro-Life Voters Guide
Some people are wanting more information on which candidates in the upcoming federal election are…
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Love Always Challenges Us
Being Catholic sometimes seems inconvenient. When I was 24 years old, I learned that voting…
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Jesus is Everything
Vince Druding was a regular 18-year-old from Indiana whose favourite football player was Walter Payton.…
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The “Very Religious” Chris Farley
This is a very touching article about Chris Farley, a Catholic who struggled with addictions…
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