Spiritual Directions for the Journey
Posted in Presentations from the Road on Mar 1st, 2013
The Easter Triduum refers to the three days where we come together as a Christian family to remember the passion of the Lord and celebrate the resurrection on the third day. It is also a time for us Catholics to welcome new members into the community at the Easter Vigil which takes place after sunset [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Jun 2nd, 2012
Please click here for a Printer Friendly Copy A few weeks ago, I had the honour of being the sponsor for my nephew’s confirmation. The celebrant was Fr. Liborio Amaral. Fr. Liborio is a wonderfully enthusiastic priest and you could tell he was deeply committed to seeing that these young folks had an understanding of [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Nov 17th, 2011
Matthew 25: 31-40: The Judgment of the Nations. “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Nov 16th, 2011
Here is a short video that explains the history of this feast day. As you listen to it you might notice how little seems to have changed since 1925. (Hit the “X” on the Google ads when they appear to get rid of them.)
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Nov 14th, 2011
This week I finish preparing the homily for this coming weekend’s celebration of the final Sunday of the liturgical year which the Church has proclaimed to be Christ the King Sunday. To get us started take a moment and have a read of this short summary of this feast from our friends at Wikipedia: Christ [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Oct 19th, 2011
Last night at our Friends of Dismas small faith sharing group we explored Session 2 in our series on Compassion as we looked at the Golden Rule. We reflected on Matthew 7:12 “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, Stuff for Wandering on Oct 13th, 2011
A few months ago I was working on a homily which I ended up calling: What does it take to be a member of Christ’s church? . preparing for this sermon started me down a path of considering what might be considered the “non-negotiables” for being a follower of the “way”, a disciple of Christ. [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, This Sunday on Oct 12th, 2011
From this week’s gospel: The Pharisees went off and plotted how they might entrap Jesus in speech. They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. And you are not concerned with [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Sep 19th, 2011
Note: At the end of this homily there is a request of the parishioners of St. Patrick’s to participate in the Out of the Cold and Friends of Dismas cooking programs. We far exceeded our needs and I want to thank the “Labourers” of St. Patrick’s for their kindness and generosity. Of Parables and Paradox [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Sep 17th, 2011
Sister Barbara Reid, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and is professor of New Testament and vice president and academic dean at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She has authored a number of books and has [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Sep 15th, 2011
Rev. James Kubicki, SJ, is the National Director of the Apostleship of Prayer. I stumbled across this site when looking for some material on this week’s gospel. i fond Fr. Kubicki’s reflections to be thoughtful and to the point. In his conclusion, Fr. Kubicki asks a key question: “Heaven is a gift from our Father- [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Sep 3rd, 2011
I was golfing, well I was walking around the golf course randomly hitting the ball, and I ran into my friend Chuck McCarthy. Chuck has been a deacon for many years and he was telling me about his latest homily. Chuck is a guy who has served his community with all of his heart over [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Aug 21st, 2011
Twenty-First Sunday Ordinary Time Year A What does it take to be a member of Christ’s church? I have shared with you that if I could only take one of the four gospels with me to a desert island it would be Matthew. If I had one question for the author of [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Aug 20th, 2011
For those dropping by either by accident or because you are members of St. Patrick’s and want to follow-up on some of the topics I referenced in the homily, here is a summary of recent posts you may want to check out: Middle-Aged Catholics: Missing in Action? What did Jesus really teach? What did Jesus [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Aug 20th, 2011
Matthew- what did you mean by these 12 words? These 12 words from this weekend’s reading may have led to the creation of more theology, more dogmatic discussion and disputes than any other passage in the New Testament. What is interesting is that this story is one of the few that is documented in all [...]
