A Mighty Explosion of Light
The story of St. Maximilian Kolbe illustrates how we are called, even in the most difficult of circumstances, to allow Christ’s light to shine forth in the world. The narrator of this video describes...
View ArticleOne Deacon’s Ministry of Hope to Prostitutes and Drug Dealers
Here is an amazing story of one man’s ministry of prayer, listening and forgiveness. TORONTO – It’s a cool autumn night, and Robert Kinghorn begins his downtown ministry as night falls on Jarvis...
View ArticleRansom Our Hearts, Lord
O Come, O Come Immanuel, And Ransom Captive Israel. O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart....
View ArticleLet There Be Light!
This morning our parish DRE and I were having a discussion on books and the conversation quickly moved to a discussion of the many legends of the saints. One of my favorite books on the saints is...
View ArticleSix Geese a-Laying
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a-laying. Today we turn our attention to the God who once described himself as a mother hen (Luke 13: 31-35). Although it is not hens...
View ArticleExorcisms, Baptismal Promises & the Man Born Blind
Yesterday’s homily on light, darkness and our challenge to live lives of holiness. You can listen here.
View ArticleIt was night
Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he...
View ArticleThe Light Shines in the Darkness
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be...
View ArticleFocus on God & Light
Focus exclusively on God and light, not on sin and darkness. Maxim # 52 In the beginning was the Word, the Word was in God’s presence, and the Word was God. He was present to God in the beginning....
View ArticleTop Ten Posts of 2012
Last year I decided to create a retrospective on the top ten posts of 2011. It seems like a good tradition to continue. So without further ado, here are the top posts of 2012. 1. It Was Night. A post...
View ArticleLead, Kindly Light
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home— Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene—one step enough...
View ArticleYou Are the Light of the World
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lamp stand, where it gives light to all in...
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