Pastoral Notes

In this Sunday’s Second Reading, St. Paul refers in his Letter to the Ephesians the following statement: “Sleeper, awake! Rise...

According to Jewish tradition, the rock of Horeb, which we read in this Sunday’s First Reading as the rock from...

The closest St. Peter must have gotten to heaven in this life was when he stood in the presence of...

During my pilgrimage to the Holy Land, when we were making the long ascent up from Jericho to Jerusalem, our...

In all three readings this Sunday, the Word of God calls us to holiness. It is not a holiness that...

Most Catholics are accustomed to start a prayer by making the Sign of the Cross and in doing so show...

Many of us can remember when St John Paul II made his final visit to Canada for the World Youth...

Most Christians are familiar with the Beatitudes. They appear in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke, with each...

With the Christmas season complete, we enter a short period of Ordinary Time until the start of the holy fast...

As we celebrate the solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, we realize that Jesus came as the perfect gift...

“Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be...

The great Socrates is credited with saying one of the most profound philosophical statements of all time: Know Thyself. As...