Homily [Ezekiel 18: 25-26; Psalm 25; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21: 28-32] Over the last number of years, I have had the great blessing of sitting down many times with Indigenous Peoples in a sharing circle, or in what I have…
Homily [Sirach 27:30 – 28:7; Psalm 103; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18: 21-35] It has been an eventful last number of months for the people of Edson and surrounding area, to say the least. Fire and floods, terrible loss, and evacuations…
Homily [Ezekiel 36:24-28; Psalm 23; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:23-26] When I met with Fr Michael to prepare for this mass, he told me to expect a lot of pictures to be taken before, during and after mass. And I can…
Homily [Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 62; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27] Over the past week, I have celebrated mass with a number of our Catholic school divisions to open the new academic year. Most have been with teachers and administrators, which…
Homily [Isaiah 22:15, 19-23; Psalm 138; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20] For the past number of months, we have been experiencing rather dramatic climate events, both here in Alberta and elsewhere nationally and globally, such as: high winds, at times…
Homily [Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28] For this special parish anniversary mass, we have from Saint Matthew’s Gospel a text, which is admittedly very challenging to understand. It involves an encounter between Jesus and a…
Homily [Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13: 24-43] One year ago, Pope Francis arrived in our city for his visit to the Indigenous Peoples of this land. His arrival coincided with the annual Lac Ste Anne pilgrimage.…
Homily [Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23] As I mentioned at the beginning of mass, I am very pleased to welcome to our cathedral parishioners from across the Archdiocese who will soon leave for World Youth Days in…
Family Life Conference Twenty-fifth Anniversary Homily [2Kings 4:8-12a, 14-16; Psalm 89; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42] It is a blessing to gather with you this morning as we mark the 25th anniversary of the Family Life Conference. For a quarter-century,…
Homily [Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33] Recently, I was made aware of something rather surprising that had occurred in an episode of a popular TV game show. It even caught the attention of national media. Contestants were…