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Homily for Sunday, May 12, 2024
Ascension of the Lord | [Father Paul] Did the disciples know what they were getting into when they started following Jesus? Last year, I...
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May 84 min read
Homily for Sunday, May 5, 2024
Sixth Sunday of Easter | John 15.9-17 [Deacon Gunther] It feels so good to be here! It’s been a long recovery after my major surgery. I...
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Homily for Sunday, April 28, 2024
Fifth Sunday of Easter | I am about to share a story that I often use at funerals. Since we have had a few funerals recently, some of you...
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Homily for Sunday, April 21, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Today is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and Good Shepherd Sunday. I thought I would share a little about...
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Homily for Sunday, April 14, 2024
Third Sunday of Easter How to pray with your family I begin with a scene from one of Stephen Segal's early movies. Stephen Segal is an...
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Homily for Sunday, April 7, 2024
Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Anyone who knows me or has listened to a few of my sermons knows I have had deep struggles with my...
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Apr 53 min read
Homily for Easter Sunday, 2024
Fr. Paul MacNeil 2024-03-31 I begin today with Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle:" If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I'd...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 252 min read
Homily for Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024
This is a relatively short homily because of the blessing of Palms and the lengthy reading of the passion. Last year, I had the honour of...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 173 min read
Homily, 5th Sunday of Lent, 2024
Fr. Paul MacNeil The myth of the superhero There are only three kinds of superheroes, based on where they get their power: They come from...
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Mar 103 min read
Homily, 4th Sunday of Lent
I can see clearly now that the shame has gone... 2024-03-10, Fr. Paul MacNeil I went to the dentist the other day, and I was amazed at...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 84 min read
Homily, 3rd Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 There’s no place like home One of my favourite fantasies is the Wizard of Oz. When you think of it, there are...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 21, 20234 min read
Homily, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Are you wearing the right robe? I've always had difficulty with today's Gospel. On the one hand, we have a wonderful sense of the...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 10, 20234 min read
Homily, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
What does it mean to be a rebel? I was passing by a bus top the other day, and there was a fairly large group of people waiting for the...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 6, 20235 min read
Homily for 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther
There is a story about a man being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy street. Suddenly the traffic light turned yellow just in...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 24, 20235 min read
Homily for 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sept. 23rd and 24th
We need to see our world through the eyes of God rather than seeing God through the eyes of our world. Let me share with you two...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 22, 20233 min read
Homily for the 24th Sunday in ordinary time - Barriers to Forgiveness
2023-09-17 Intro: I have the most wonderfully forgiving gps. If I go off course, it just says one beautiful word: recalculating. I would...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 16, 20234 min read
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sept. 10th 2023
What does following Jesus mean? Or, more specifically, what does it mean to take up your cross with him? 1. It means to believe in...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Homily for the 22nd Sunday in ordinary time
I remember attending a party a few years ago with some friends working with me in the mediation department at the Financial Services...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther
An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. A man came up to the organist and asked if he could play. The organist...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Aug 25, 20234 min read
Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Responsibility and Faith
Great is your faith. I want to begin with two examples of superstitious faith. The first is from Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret." Her basic...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Aug 14, 20234 min read
Homily for 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 13th, 2023
Stay in the boat. In today's Gospel, Jesus walked towards the disciples on the water, and Peter, somewhat incredulous, challenged Jesus:...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Teaching Mass (August 5, 2023, Fr. Paul).
So this weekend's Mass was a little different. Without compromising the integrity of the Mass itself, I offered as much teaching around...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther - July 30th, 2023
There is a story about an elderly lady in Scotland who was so poor that the community had to support her even though her son had moved to...
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Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jul 17, 20237 min read
Homily Series - week 3, the future of St. Alexander's
Last week, I came across a beautiful line from St. Ambrose: "The sun of holiness never sets." Holiness is not something that we strive to...
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