Homily for the Feast of Saint Anne in Cormac, July 30, 2023
Sunday, July 30, 2023 Homily for the Feast of Saint Anne in Cormac Dear faithful and pilgrims who have gathered here today in large numbers to honour Good Saint Anne
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July 14, 2023 Message to the Clergy, Religious Communities, and Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Pembroke Dear Brother Priests and Deacons, Members of Religious Communities, and Catholic Faithful, On
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Pope Francis creates a new ecclesial entity called CHARIS
ICCRS, FCCCA, CHARIS, does that mean anything to you? Probably not! And yet, it is worth being well informed about it, because a new entity created by Pope Francis has
Continue readingYour sins, your many sins are forgiven…
A few months after being ordained a priest, I began my ministry of confession in the great basilica of Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Beaupré during the summer season. It was and always will be
Continue readingBaptism by immersion or by sprinkling?
The day I started my second year at St-Raymond Elementary School in 1963, our lovely teacher, Mrs. Bérubé, walked through the rows and placed on the corner of our desks
Continue readingThe light at the end of the tunnel
Now and then, we all have moments of gloom or darkness that prevent us from seeing clearly and appreciating the blessings or the people around us. Years ago, I used
Continue readingThe Legend of the Cracked Pot
I would like to share with you a beautiful story I once heard from an American preacher who had been invited to preach the English novena at the shrine of
Continue readingKeep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation
Prayer nurtures and increases faith because praying is loving. In a previous chronicle, we have already had the opportunity to demonstrate how the prayer of intimacy with God enriches and
Continue readingUp to seventy times seven?
Allow me to go back in time by giving you a short episode in my life that has been one of the most significant in my spiritual journey. If you
Continue readingEvangelizing the Distant and Parish Renewal: a Winning Recipe!
In 1989, I presented to the superiors of my community a missionary project for the evangelization of those who were distant from the Church. The next day, to my great
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