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 on her feast day, I know that many of you have come here today to ask for a special favour,
Continue readingJuly 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 June 26, the first day of a planned short vacation, I received an unexpected call from the Apostolic Nuncio to
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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 seen the light of day a few years ago and proposes to vivify and stimulate in depth the spiritual and
Continue readingA 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 one of the privileged places where priests can discover the inestimable value of this magnificent ministry and gift entrusted to
Continue readingThe 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 a strange little grey book with a rigid cover. When she had finished distributing it, she spoke and reminded us
Continue readingNow 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 to visit a priest friend from time to time when I was on a preaching tour in the United States
Continue readingI 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 Ste‐Anne‐de‐Beaupré several years ago. This story still resonates with me today because it gives us an enlightening teaching on the
Continue readingPrayer 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 increases our faith. Today, I present to you the rather unusual account of a providential encounter with an 18‐year‐ old
Continue readingAllow 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 have already had the opportunity to read some of my previous chronicles, you will probably remember that at the very
Continue readingIn 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 surprise, my superiors accepted the project and asked me to propose the choice of the three other members who would
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