Spiritual Directions for the Journey
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Apr 30th, 2012
(Please click here for Printer friendly copy.) This past weekend I had the opportunity to speak the folks at St. Patrick’s Church in Mississauga. They are a warm and welcoming community. We are hopeful that a Friends of Dismas Ministry will take root in the parish under the leadership of Deacon Silverio. Here is the [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Apr 21st, 2012
(Click here for Printer Friendly Copy) It all comes back to the Upper Room. In today’s gospel from Luke, just as in last weeks from John, we are in the room where Jesus gathered his closest disciples on that Holy Thursday night. It is shortly after the death of our Lord and those who were [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Apr 8th, 2012
Good Friday 2012 Homily (Please Click here for Printer Friendly copy) In March, I celebrated the 50th anniversary of my 8th birthday. I have been carrying a secret with me for most of these 50 years, and today I would like to share it with you as a confession of sorts. For most of my [...]
Posted in Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Dec 17th, 2011
One of the truly amazing gifts of being Catholic is the rich theology and teachings we have been given through the years about the Blessed Virgin Mary. Through the ages we have come to understand the role of Mary through the teachings of the Church, by numerous masterpieces of art and in a special way [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Nov 25th, 2011
Here is a comment I received about my November 20th Homily: Lord when did we see you!. The e-mail below is responding to my story about Nancy, a young woman who did time for a car crash that left a young mother dead. Dear Deacon Mike, I have to say your homily on Nov 20 [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, This Sunday on Jun 3rd, 2011
I was searching for a story of discipleship that would help bring the point of the homily into better focus. By coincidence I was reading a book by Karen Armstrong on the subject of compassion and I stumbled across Christina Noble. I have no idea if she is a Christian. I have searched the web [...]
Posted in Presentations from the Road on Apr 19th, 2011
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 Big Questions, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Feb 26th, 2011
It has been a fascinating week. Preparing for the homily, dealing with our preoccupation with sin and hell and a chance to appear on TV. When my friend Pedro Guevara Mann who works at Salt + Light TV, called and asked if I would appear on his show called Perspectives along with my brother in [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Nov 7th, 2010
About a month ago I was at a meeting for deacons of the Archdiocese of Toronto hosted by Archbishop Thomas Collins. The primary purpose for the gathering was to discuss the new guidelines which were to be announced regarding the process for handling allegations and cases of sexual abuse by the clergy in the Archdiocese. [...]
Posted in Stuff for Wandering on Oct 11th, 2010
Posted in Big Questions on Oct 7th, 2010
I love a good argument. Two sides staking out their ground, passionately engaging each other and at the end of the discussion they order another drink and agree to disagree with respect. I have a few friends like this, and even though they are wrong on so many issues (perhaps I could use another lesson [...]
