In June 2015, Scarboro Missions hired Paige Souter to begin a new ministry in the coming months. She shares some of her story with us: I am delighted to have joined the Justice, Peace...
Homily, Mass for the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Fr. Art MacKinnon, S.F.M., June 21, 2015, at the Parish of St. Leonard, New Waterford, Cape Breton, N.S., by Fr. Ron MacDonell, S.F.M., Vicar...
A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on John 15.9-11 It is often said that life is full of a series of “Goodbyes.” Goodbye is a contraction of the phrase “God be with you.”...
A reflection by Fr. Bobby Cena on Acts 8.26-40 and John 6.44-51 “How can I, unless someone guides me?” was the Ethiopian eunuch’s response to Philip’s query if he understood what he was reading...
A Reflection by Fr. Ron MacDonell, SFM, on the readings at the Easter Vigil I wish you all a Happy and Joyous Easter. I was remembering where I was last year, in Brazil. I...
A reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on Luke 19.28–40, Isaiah 50.4–7, Philippians 2.6–11 and Luke 22.14–23.56 Throughout Lent we have been journeying with Jesus to Jerusalem. The liturgy on Palm Sunday begins by...
A reflection by Fr. John Carten, SFM, on Ezekiel 37.12-14 and John 11.1-45 In the gospel reading, Mary and Martha are struggling with the death of their brother, Lazarus. Most of us know how...
A reflection by Fr. Jack Lynch, SFM, on Numbers 21.4-9 and John 8.21-30 Exactly thirty-five years ago today, on March 24th 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was cowardly assassinated by elements of...
A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on Matthew 1.16,18-21,24 Today, we celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph, the spouse of Mary, the patron of the Universal Church and the principal patron of Canada....
A reflection by Fr. Ron MacDonell, SFM, on 2 Kings 5.1-15a and Luke 4.24-30 The first reading tells the story of Naaman, an army commander in Aram (present-day Syria) who is sick with leprosy....
A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on Matthew 7.7–12 The Golden Rule is often described as the most universal and consistent ethical principle in human history. It is present in diverse cultural ethos,...
A reflection by Fr. Jack Lynch, SFM, on Deut. 30.15-20 and Luke 9.22-25 In the liturgy for Ash Wednesday, we heard the invitation to rend our hearts. A rent heart is an open and...