First Sunday of Lent – Year B Homily [Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15] There seems to be a lot of sickness going around these days. I know at the office some of my colleagues have been experiencing…
Ash Wednesday 2024 Homily [Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51; 2Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18] We enter this holy season of Lent aware of our need for God’s forgiveness and confident in His never-failing mercy. This penitential journey of forty days is…
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B World Day of the Sick 2024 Homily [Leviticus 13:1-2, 45-46; Psalm 32; 1Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45] Our celebration of mass today occurs just prior to the beginning of Lent. These last days…
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Fatima Parish Homily [Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147; 1Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39] As you may know, for World Youth Days last year I made a…
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Homily [Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40] Following mass this evening, we are holding a vocations rally. Parishioners from around the Archdiocese have been invited to gather for this event and…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B “Come and See” Weekend Homily [Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; 1Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28] We are pleased to welcome to our seminary you, who are seeking to discern how the Lord Jesus is…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Sunday of the Word of God Homily [Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 25; 1Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20] Last weekend, everyone with smartphones received emergency alerts. The extreme cold weather was placing enormous pressure…
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B Homily [1Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40; 1Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42] This past week I was on retreat in British Columbia with other Bishops from the Western provinces and Northern Territories. My…
Solemnity of the Epiphany Homily [Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12] Over the last few weeks, traffic in the city has been rather light. Tomorrow, I expect that will change. Our streets will become more congested and…
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Homily [Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21] Over the last few days, I have had occasion to watch a hockey game of the World Junior Championship. What caught…