Homily

Stopping 42 Million Murders

In elementary school, I remember being on a school bus going south on Granville Street…


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Why Euthanasia is Wrong

The 2016 film Arrival asks the question if we would accept life knowing that it will involve…


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Preventing Divisions in the Parish

Here are some things that may be dividing us at St. Anthony’s: A few people…


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Spiritual Friendships

Let’s deal with two problems regarding friendships.  First, what’s called being “unequally yoked,” a term from…


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How to Realize You’re Special

Bob was only 13 when his father left the family.  Being the second oldest of seven…


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The Best Time to Grow Spiritually

How do you want this year to be better than last year?  I’ll ask again: How…


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A Chance for Reconciliation

Merry Christmas, everyone! During the First World War, there was the famous Christmas Truce of…


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Overcoming Fear of Rejection

Once I was doing a video conference call with eleven priests, and the topic for…


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Welcoming Others as Christ Welcomed Us

Three weeks ago, we gathered donations for the seven people who lost their belongings in…


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The Gift of the Wake-up Call

This is Angelo Roncalli, in the centre, an Italian seminarian in 1901.  Note that he’s young…


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