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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...