Abiding in Christ is at the heart of who we are.  Abiding in Christ is at the very heart of our lives.  When Jesus says:  I am the vine, you are the branches, he was proclaiming the true secret of life there is absolutely nothing as important as our union with Jesus Christ.  Nothing!  We […]

On Sunday, April 22nd at the 10:30am Mass, Bishop Richard Grecco sealed 42 youth with the Gift of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation. Five more candidates from the parish will be confirmed in neighboring parishes over the next month. These Grade 9 and 10 students had been preparing for the sacrament of […]

One of the most favored images of Christ in the early Church was that of the “Good Shepherd”.  This image appears several times in the paintings found in the catacombs in Rome.  Some of them date back to the late second and early third centuries.  There are many depictions of the Good shepherd in our […]

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.  People come to our livres for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.  Jesus always made it clear […]

In the Gospel today, the risen Jesus appears to his apostles, shows them his wounds and bestows peace on them. Then he inaugurates the mission of the Church. This mission is the exact same mission he received from the Father, a mission accomplished by his death and resurrection: the reconciliation of people with the Father, through […]