Q: This past week a member of our parish was confirmed at Sunday Mass, but it was just our parish priest who did the confirmation. I always thought confirmation had to be done by a bishop? Is it allowed for a priest to confirm, or was the recent confirmation at my parish an invalid sacrament?…
Who are we really? Who are we when we are stripped naked in soul: stripped of ego, stripped of the image we have of ourselves, stripped of the hype, fads, and ideologies that we unconsciously inhale and which colour our thinking, stripped of the trauma we carry from our wounds, and stripped of our habitual…
We need to invite and challenge each other to what’s best and higher inside us, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser I grew up in a rural area where most everyone was either a first or second-generation immigrant. And most of us were just above the poverty line, struggling economically and struggling to speak English properly. And…
Near the end of his Letter to the Philippians, St Paul encourages his readers to think about “whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, anything that is excellent or praiseworthy.” Paul goes on to assure people that a result of thinking this way is…
This week, our focus is not on one particular saint but on several – seventeen in fact – Irish men and women, lay and clerical, who were put to death for their Catholic faith between 1579 and 1654. They were beatified by Pope St John Paul II in 1992 and their feast day is celebrated…
There is a comforting illusion that faithfulness to God should make our life easier. Many people imagine that if one sincerely follows the Lord, prays regularly, and seeks to live according to the Gospel, then difficulties should diminish and peace should naturally follow. Yet the Bible repeatedly challenge this assumption. The readings for this Sunday…
The Gospel Matt 10:26 [Jesus said:] “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Matt 10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Matt 10:28…
The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus produces one ultimate, marvellous fruit: a heart like Jesus’ own. Near the end of the Litany of the Sacred Heart, we pray that “Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, touch our hearts and make them like your own”. Gentleness and humility shape the heart of the one…
Sport is not simply an escape from reality. It is also preparation for reality writes, writes Fr Barry White As the FIFA World Cup kicks off today, June 11, 2026, across North America, many of us will spend the weeks ahead captivated by the drama that only a World Cup can provide: stunning goals, heroic…
On June 11 each year, the Church celebrates the feast of St Barnabas who is identified in Scripture as ‘the son of encouragement’. It is one of the highest compliments to be paid – to be known and remembered as someone who gave encouragement to others. The first mention of Barnabas in Scripture comes in…
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