Ash Wednesday: “Remember that you are dust”

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, SFM, on Joel 2.12-18, 2 Cor 5.20-6.2 and Matthew 6.1-6,16-18 “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” With these words in our ears and...

Boundaries

A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on Mark 7.24-30 Recently in an article in The Catholic Register, the Canadian writer Cummings McLean, observed: “…in Rome strangers cheerfully crush against each other on the...

The Holy One of God

A reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on Mark 1.21-28 Today’s Gospel relates the first public event in Jesus’ life recorded in Mark’s gospel. It talks about conflict and tension. Jesus comes to Capernaum...

The Sabbath

A reflection by Fr. Jack Lynch, SFM, on Hebrews 6.10-20 and Mark 2.23-28 In the Gospel, Jesus’ disciples seem to violate the law or rather the Pharisees’ interpretation of the law. Jesus responds to...

The Baptism of Our Lord

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, SFM, on Isaiah 55.1-11, 1 John 5.1-9 and Mark 1.7-11 There’s an unusual organization in the Greater Toronto Area known as the Toronto Polar Bear Club. Each year...

The Feast of the Epiphany

A reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on Isaiah 60.1-6, Eph. 3.2-3a,5-6, and Mt. 2.1-12. Have you ever thought about how much we, as missionaries, emulate the wise men in today’s Gospel? First of...

The Joy of Christmas

Today, Christmas Day, we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Through the person of Jesus, God took on human form in order to share our sorrows and joys, to heal...

Prepare the Way of the Lord

Second Sunday of Advent Reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on Isaiah 40.1-5,9-11, 2 Peter 3.8-15 and Mark 1.1-8 Our society is a busy society. Our lives seem to be filled with busy-ness. In...

Hope for the Weary

A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on Luke 21.12-19 Today’s gospel is a continuation of yesterday’s gospel text concerning Jesus’s prophecy about the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple, which...

Solemnity of Christ the King

A reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on Daniel 7.13-14, Revelation 1.5-8 and John 18.33-37 When I was preparing to be ordained a deacon in Chiclayo, Peru, I spoke with Fr. Hugh MacDougall about...

The Parable of the Talents

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, SFM, on Matthew 25: 14-30 I have always felt sorry for the third slave in the Parable of the Talents. He returns the single talent to his master...

Scarboro Missions’ Foundation Day: Nov. 9

Homily delivered by Fr. John Carten, SFM, at Scarboro Missions Chapel, Nov. 9, 2014. Readings: Ez. 47.1-2,8-9, 2; 1 Cor. 3.9b-11,16-17 & John 2.13-22 Today among others things we are celebrating the Dedication of...