Our world is filled with mysteries.  The most wondrous thing in the world is the mysterious.  Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery.  We live with mysteries very comfortably.  Today’s feast of the most Holy Trinity celebrates the mystery of three persons in the one God, all bonded together by love.  […]

The coming of the Spirit on that first day of Pentecost was not a once and for all event, but the beginning of the permanent presence in the church. By virtue of our baptism, the Holy Spirit is closer to us than we dare imagine.  Wherever there are hearts open to receive him, the Spirit […]

  Today is Ascension Sunday.  It is the day that we remember that Jesus, forty days after his resurrection, returned to heaven to be with God.  The time immediately following Jesus’ ascension, was actually the most critical time for Jesus, for his disciples and their mission of preaching the Gospel to the whole world.  Jesus […]

On Saturday, May 5th and Sunday, May 6th at the three weekend Masses, 40 younger parishioners celebrated their First Holy Communion. Two more children will celebrate their First Eucharist in the coming weeks. Mostly Grade 2 students, the children had been preparing for the sacrament of the Eucharist since late September 2017. Preparations included 24 lessons using the […]

Jesus not only told his disciples what to do but also gave them a standard by which to measure their love.  He said, “Love one another as I have loved you.”  This love knows no limits.  This love symbolizes total self-giving.  Perhaps one of the reasons why both the Lord and his beloved disciple constantly […]