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Have you ever wondered why you were confirmed? Did you notice anything different happen to you after you were confirmed? Today we are going to talk about Confirmation. If you have been here the last few Sundays, then you know I have been covering the Sacraments of the Church. We started with Baptism, then Anointing of the Sick and last Sunday was Marriage. Today we are looking at the Sacrament of ...
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I once heard a speech at a wedding where the person compared marriage to a public washroom. Those on the outside can’t wait to get in, and those on the inside can’t wait to get out. Or, there is a sign that said the definition of a bachelor is a selfish man who has swindled a good woman out of a divorce settlement. My English professor’s axiom was: Marry in haste; repent at leisure. And, ...
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A man was at the horse races and, as he watched, he began to notice a priest would come out and bless one horse then leave. As he continued watching, he noticed the horse the priest blessed would always win. He started using that as a way of betting and, as the day went on, he was winning a lot of money. At the final race of the day, he noticed the priest pay particular attention to this one horse...
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Today, on the feast day of St John the Baptist, I want to start a seven-part homily series on the Sacraments. Long, I know, but it is very important for our faith to know the power of the sacraments and how they save us. John the Baptist is a good representative of the mystery that we receive in baptism. When we are baptized we are made priests, prophets and royalty. John exemplifies the first ...
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St Theresa said there is no saint for everything like St Joseph. He is like the Leatherman of all saints. Today I would like to talk about the foster father of Jesus. St Joseph is an easy man to forget. He didn’t say a word in Scripture, yet St Joseph’s life spoke volumes and prayers to him are answered. Joseph is the humble branch that the Lord exalted. He did not exalt himself, but he let the Lo...
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When I was doing missionary work in the States, we stayed with one of the members of my team. His mother had left the Church through a variety of terrible circumstances. She asked me why Catholics rely on Mary so much, why they don’t go to Jesus. I responded to her, “Why do you have a pastor in your church? Why don’t you go right to Jesus?” She replied, “Well the pastor guides us to Jesus.” I said...
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Today is a great day where we get to focus on one of the greatest and, perhaps most wonderful, mysteries of our faith. It is definitely the best thing that happens on earth. Yet, we don’t know it. Research is showing that there are many Catholics among us who do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. What do we believe or should we believe? That the bread, the host, a little p...
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This week I read a interesting book about a very devout Muslim fellow. He was knowledgeable and practised his faith. His mother’s side had two generations of missionary preachers on it. Through a good friend, he became a Christian and is now a pastor. He related that in his passion growing up, he challenged many Christians about their belief. He admitted that though he had heard much about the err...
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What do brokenness and the Holy Spirit have to do with one another? On the one side we have perfection, not broken at all, perfect in all its ways. On the other side we have some thing crushed, unable to fulfill it purpose. That is why we call something broken, it is not able to do what it is supposed to do. If you are not aware a thing is broken, you can get really badly hurt. If you know it is b...
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A priest was visiting with some friends and while he was there some Jehovah’s Witnesses came to the door, so they invited them in for a chat. They started talking about the Bible. The JWs quoted to the priest the very verse that we read this Sunday, that the followers of Jesus will speak other tongues, they will pick up serpents in their hands, they will drink deadly things unharmed, and they will...
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