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When Archbishop Adam Exner was Archbishop of Vancouver, he did something that really stuck in my mind. Vancity Banks had a program with the Catholic Schools and Vancity Banks started openly promoting same sex union in their advertising and so Archbishop Exner cancelled the program with them. The Archdiocese was heavily criticized and threats were even made on the Archbishop’s life. Archbishop Exne...
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I remember very clearly how my father liked to travel early in the morning. It might have been 5 am but for us children it felt like 3 am. Dad probably had finished night shift six hours earlier, the children were loaded in the truck and then the stuff was packed and we were grumpy. One of my brothers was complaining about how cold it was and that the truck door should be shut, and whining loudly ...
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This Sunday we encounter the Mystery of Peter. It is indeed a great mystery. When the pope came to Canada a fellow was interviewed and said, “I don’t see the big deal. He puts on his pants one leg at a time like everyone else.” Obviously he is not quite correct because it appears that the pope might not even pants. All kidding aside, that is part of the great mystery: he is a man like everyone els...
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Jesus’ comment in this Sunday’s Gospel of, “Great is your faith,” is quite a contrast to Jesus telling Peter in last Sunday’s, “You of little faith.” We might think Jesus is being mean to this poor lady who is in such desperate need. I think He is using her great faith to teach the Apostles something. The descendants of Cain, the Canaanites, were thought of as dogs. Yet, here is one who is not put...
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Today in the readings, we see God both not in the storm and in the storm. From this, we can be reminded of two great mysteries. First, the need to hear God in the quiet of our heart, and second to focus on Him alone in the storm. In the first case, we have the Prophet Elijah who was great in works and yet he had pretty much given up on life. He had just completed a great contest against the pro...
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Dear People, what a great feast to start our relationship on as a pastor and his people. Today in the Gospel, Jesus selected three of His disciples to go up the mountain and witness the Transfiguration. Did He specifically choose these or were they the only ones willing to go up? That is a question I don’t want to explore too much because it might mean that St Andrew was too lazy to attend such a ...
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My Dear St. Ann’s Parishioners: July 31st 2014 with obedience I came to St. Ann’s, Quesnel like a stranger, knowing no one and nothing about Quesnel. Now with obedience I am leaving St. Ann’s with a grateful heart for new friends and new experiences: fishing, cycling, skiing, enjoying your friendship, your food and more importantly journeying with you. There is neither hunting nor gold panning ...
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