The Pastor's Desk
This week we celebrate two important feasts in our Church – All Saints Day and All Souls Day. During the month of November we prayerfully remember all our beloved dead and we commend them to the mercy of God. Today we remember the following parishioners who died since November 1,...Read more
At the initiative of Pope Pius XI in 1926 the second last Sunday during October became known as World Mission Sunday. Catholics throughout the world are invited to pray for and give to missions. The funds collected assist some 1250 mission dioceses under the responsibility of the Congregation for the...Read more
Summer is now past and we are into the season of autumn. October is a time to celebrate together the abundance of life, manifested in joys shared, in food lovingly prepared and in children who delight us by the simplicity of their very personhood. Thankful hearts just cannot contain their...Read more
Blessed are those who are convinced of their basic dependency on God, whose lives are emptied of all that doesn’t matter, those for who the riches of the world just aren’t that important. The kingdom of God is theirs. Blessed are those who know that all they are is a...Read more
Saturday, October 7th is the Feast of the Holy Rosary. We are encouraged to pray the Rosary during the month of October. The Rosary is recited after our morning Masses during the week. On CKWR 98.5FM is the Marian Hour of Prayer Program which includes stories, music, inspirational reflections and...Read more
Do you know the date of your Baptism? It was the most important day of your life. Baptism is a mystery that defines me, purges me, marks me, penetrates me and transforms me to the depth of my being. My Baptism shapes who I am and the way I try...Read more
The fruit of service is PEACE. Mother Teresa wrote “Works of love are always works of peace. Whenever you share love with others, you will notice the peace that comes to you and to them. When there is peace, there is God – this is how God touches our lives...Read more