Homilies
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Being Church...
Church is a big word for some people. It can trigger strong reactions for some, indifference from others. For me, my first expe...
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The Vision...
This past week, I travelled to the Thousand Islands area near Gananoque for a retreat with priests from my diocese. Forty-some ...
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Humble prayer...
Part of my daily devotions is to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. This is something that every deacon vows to do at their ordinat...
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The poor among us
The Emergency Room door slid open, a large scruffy-looking man shuffles in with the cool night air. His soiled shirt half off, ...
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An increase of faith…
As I entered the school’s courtyard, it was buzzing with people setting up for the Mass we were about to celebrate. It was a ch...
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In Exile…
It took a few years, but eventually I realized that I no longer felt welcome or safe in the country and culture that I once cal...
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The little things…
It was the attention to detail that won them over. They lived in a posh condo downtown and had high standards for everything th...
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The Gift of suffering…
As I looked out on the mountain before me, I thought about how long it took me to get there. It was a trip forty years in the m...
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Carrying your cross…
It’s a human thing, no doubt. Being caught between two worlds. Living in a temporal one while hoping for something eternal. Our...
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Listening, learning, loving . . .
Walking into the hospital, I noticed that there were only a few people in the Tim’s lineup. The last thing she told me was to b...
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The Narrow Door . . .
We were four in the car, two in the front, two in the back. Life was good, we were just past our teens, all had good jobs, and ...
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The Fire within . . .
It was the commas. It was always the commas. Those divisive, interminable cusps that come with endless rules on how they are to...