Registration for the parish catechism program is now underway.  Catechism Registration for Grades 2-9:  Online forms are available on the parish website at: http://stpiusxpei.com/ministries-2/catechetics/catechism-registration-grades-2-9/ The link for registering children entering Grade One is: http://stpiusxpei.com/ministries-2/catechetics/grade-one-catechism-registration/ Printed copies of the registration forms are also available on the catechism table in the Church lobby and at the Parish […]

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of our Lord’s best known short stories.  In this parable when questioned by the lawyer, Jesus directs his attention to what being a good neighbour entails.  Of course, the unlikely hero of the story Jesus uses as an example, turns out to be a Samaritan who acting […]

Christ sent his disciples ahead of him to announce, with a message of peace, that the reign of God was at hand.  The invitation to take part in the work of the Lord, to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world is extended to our generation.  Our mission is to […]

The call and the cost of Christian commitments are heavily emphasized in this gospel where the life of discipleship and its qualities are laid out before us. There is nothing about being a follower of Christ that does not demand effort. As all existing responsibilities have to take second place, discipleship is not something to […]

The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ or Corpus Christi was instituted to focus special attention on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It is a celebration of the generosity of the Lord to us, in offering himself as food to satisfy our spiritual and material hunger as we journey through […]

The Feast of the Holy Trinity reminds us of a simple truth which we often forget – God’s plan is that we share in his life of glory.  By our baptism we are raised to a level at which we become sharers in the family life of God.  We are born of God the Father, […]

The picture in the gospel about Pentecost is a colorful description of the spectacular beginnings of the infant church as an active missionary community.  The Holy Spirit like a roaring wind descends with tongues of fire on the heads of the apostles and breathes new life into this faint-hearted band.  The immediate impact on the […]

The final words of Jesus to the apostles were brief and to the point. ‘I am with you always.  Go teach all nations.’  No longer confined to a bodily presence, he will be with his disciples in a new way, through the power of the Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.  Now that his […]

Jesus’ words to the disciples in today’s gospel reading must have had a sobering effect on them:  “They will put you out of the synagogues….kill you….because they have not known the Father or me.”  Their adversaries certainly knew about the Father, since their Scriptures told them plenty about God.  They also knew about Jesus, since […]

This new commandment which Jesus speaks of in the Gospel today is to be the sign by which the world would recognize his followers.  As his followers, we need to learn how to go about loving others for the sake of God, because at the end of our earthly journey, we will be judged on […]