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From Law to Grace (6th Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Acts 15 recounts the first Church council to ever take place. The Jerusalem Council was convened in response to the rise of the Judaizer heresy, which taught that it was necessary for...Posted: May-19-2025 -
Living the Faith through Consecrated VirginityErin Kinsella is a Consecrated Virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, the author of Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity, and a co-host of "In the Thicket," a podcast on suffering and hope. She has worked in...Posted: May-19-2025 -
Trial and Victory (5th Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s readings Throughout his first missionary journey, St. Paul travelled to many places throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, including Cyprus (13:3-12), Perga (13:13) Pisidian Antioch (13:14-52), Iconium (14:1-7...Posted: May-15-2025
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National Family and Life Week 2025Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life. The 2025 theme, drawn...Posted: May-13-2025 -
Appointed to Eternal Life (4th Sunday of Easter)Click here for the Sunday Readings Acts 13-14 chronicles the first of Paul’s missionary journeys, where he travels around Cyprus and Asia Minor to spread the Gospel. In each city he enters, he always goes to the...Posted: May-07-2025
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Obeying God Rather Than Men (3rd Sunday of Easter)Click here for the Sunday readings Last Sunday (Acts 5:12-16), we read how the Apostles proclaimed the Gospel in the Jerusalem Temple, and performed many miracles there. Many were converted through their preaching and signs, and over five...Posted: May-03-2025
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Signs and Wonders (2nd Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings During the early days of the Church, the Apostles spent much of their time preaching at Solomon’s Portico, located at the outer court of the Temple. This is where many...Posted: Apr-26-2025
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The Victory of the ServantClick here for the Good Friday reading This is the last of the four Servant Songs that are found in Isaiah (see last week’s reflection, “The Vindication of the Servant”). Of the four, this is perhaps...Posted: Apr-19-2025
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The Vindication of the Servant (Palm Sunday)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This reading is the third of four Servant Songs that are in the book of Isaiah (the other three are in 42:1-7, 49:1-12, and 52:13-53:12...Posted: Apr-11-2025
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Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers: The Patient and Physician’s PilgrimageOn the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, April 5 to 6, Dr. Nisha Fernandes offers a reflection on the meaning of the Jubilee year in light of her experiences as an internal medicine physician...Posted: Apr-03-2025 -
God of Deliverance (5th Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 40-46 is concerned mainly with comforting the Israelites during the Babylonian Exile. It is a reminder to them that, despite the punishment they are enduring because of their sins, God...Posted: Apr-02-2025
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Passover in Canaan (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This Sunday’s Old Testament reading continues the theme of exploring Israel’s salvation history leading up to the birth of Jesus. Here, leadership of Israel has passed on from...Posted: Mar-27-2025
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The Burning Bush (3rd Sunday of Lent)The Burning Bush (3rd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This week’s Old Testament reading continues the series of Lenten readings which go through key episodes in Israel’s salvation history. After going through the Abrahamic covenant, we now...Posted: Mar-18-2025
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The Abrahamic Covenant (2nd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings In Genesis 12-15, God calls Abraham out of Haran to settle in the land of Canaan, after promising that he would become the father of a great nation, and that through...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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Remembering God’s Work (1st Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In Deuteronomy 12-26, Moses provides he laws that the people of Israel are to adhere to as they enter the land of Canaan. These laws were meant to supplement the ones...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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Times of Testing (8th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The middle chapters of Sirach are concerned primarily with giving practical wisdom to the reader. In this way, it is very similar to Proverbs, and exemplifies its status as wisdom literature. Chapters...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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The Spear (7th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The second half of the book of 1 Samuel chronicles David’s rise to fame and his attempts to evade King Saul, who is actively trying to kill him upon realizing...Posted: Feb-18-2025
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Ontario Provincial Election – Resources for the Catholic CommunityAs Ontarians prepare for a provincial election on February 27, 2025, Catholics are encouraged to both vote as part of the democratic process and to learn more about the candidates and parties seeking our support. To assist with this process...Posted: Feb-14-2025 -
Trusting in the Lord (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The prophet Jeremiah lived in the late seventh and sixth centuries BC, around the end of the kingdom of Judah. His lifetime coincided with the rise of the Neo-Babylonian empire, the...Posted: Feb-13-2025
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God’s Messenger (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Isaiah began his prophetic ministry during the reign of king Uzziah. Uzziah was one of the good kings of Judah, who obeyed the Law of the Lord and walked in His ways...Posted: Feb-03-2025
