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Soul Food: Gospels to consider before committing to Lent
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Gospels to consider before committing to Lent. The Gospel passages read in Church on the four Sundays before Lent are not chosen randomly. Each contains lessons that prepare us for the Great Fast. Zacchaeus Sunday (Luke 19: 1-10). Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (Luke 18: 10-14). 8221; Jesus says that the latter went home justified. We learn that we must approach spiritual struggles during Lent with humility. After he...
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Soul Food: October 2011
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Thursday, October 13, 2011. Groundbreaking publication can help us live the faith. This summer, I was in Ukraine for the launch of Chrystos Nasha Pascha. A book that’s making a major impact in the Ukrainian Catholic Church (UCC). At the book launch in Lviv there was much excitement as authors of the Catechism and members of the Patriarchal Catechetical Commission, headed by Bishop Peter Stasiuk, presented Chrystos Nasha Pascha. In Brampton, Ontario.
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Soul Food: May 2011
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Perfection of masculinity is in fatherhood. Being a biological father is easy; fathering a child is challenging. There has been a decline in the holy vocation of fatherhood in past decades. As a result, Fathers’ Day celebrations, for many, can be bittersweet. Fatherhood also involves spiritual nurturing. A child first experiences God through his relationship with his parents. God’s attributes represented by the fat...Restoring t...
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Soul Food: April 2011
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Easter focus: Christ the Paschal Lamb, not “Paschal ham”. The daily liturgical services of Holy Week (the six-day period preceding Easter called Pascha in the Byzantine tradition) offer us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the drama of Christ’s crucifixion and death so that we may experience more fully the great joy of His Resurrection. The Resurrection: Services begin in the dark, at midnight or at dawn outside the ch...
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Soul Food: April 2012
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The meaning of Pentacost in our lives today. On the 50th day after Easter, we celebrate Pentecost (May 27/ June 3), commemorating the Holy Spirit’s descent onto the Apostles. A large crowd witnessed this amazing event. The Apostle Peter urged them to turn to Christ. Many did so. Therefore, on Pentecost Christians celebrate both the feast of the Holy Spirit and the Church’s birth. On Pentecost, we do not simply celebrate a past...
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Soul Food: Enjoying God`s grandeur in cottage country
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Enjoying God`s grandeur in cottage country. Summer getaways offer us a chance to relax and have fun. They can also be a time for spiritual rejuvenation. Ontario’s cottage country, with beautiful lakes, beaches and wilderness, offers an opportunity to marvel at God’s grandeur. In the Georgian Bay region vacationers can also be spiritually enriched at a number of historic and sacred sites. Ste Marie Among the Hurons. 2010) A dr...
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Soul Food: March 2012
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Gathering spiritual strength for the Lenten journey. On weekdays, the faithful were no longer able to receive Holy Communion, which had previously given them spiritual strength to rise up to the Lenten challenges of fasting and intensified prayer. Today, this ancient and beautiful Liturgy, with its unique hymns and melodies, is usually served during the Great Fast on Wednesday and Friday evenings and on Monday-Wednesday durin...
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Soul Food: The meaning of Pentacost in our lives today
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The meaning of Pentacost in our lives today. On the 50th day after Easter, we celebrate Pentecost (May 27/ June 3), commemorating the Holy Spirit’s descent onto the Apostles. A large crowd witnessed this amazing event. The Apostle Peter urged them to turn to Christ. Many did so. Therefore, on Pentecost Christians celebrate both the feast of the Holy Spirit and the Church’s birth. On Pentecost, we do not simply celebrate a past...
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Soul Food: February 2012
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Gospels to consider before committing to Lent. The Gospel passages read in Church on the four Sundays before Lent are not chosen randomly. Each contains lessons that prepare us for the Great Fast. Zacchaeus Sunday (Luke 19: 1-10). Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (Luke 18: 10-14). 8221; Jesus says that the latter went home justified. We learn that we must approach spiritual struggles during Lent with humility. After he...
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Soul Food: June 2011
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Notes for living our Christian faith in modern times. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Enjoy season of sun, surf and liturgical services. What are you doing this summer? Are you going to the beach, cottage, or a summer camp? Wherever you vacation, Jesus Christ will be there with you. When you are away from home, continue to be with Him by thanking and glorifying God at liturgical church services. Christ’s Transfiguration is recorded in the Gospels. See Mathew, 17:1-9. On this Feast Day, fruits and ...The Feast o...