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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...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jul 17, 20237 min read
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Homily Series on Parish Renewal - week 2
Last week I spoke about my personal journey and how it informs much of my interest and strategy and passion for parish renewal. This...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jul 13, 20236 min read
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Homily series on parish renewal: Week 1 - Personal Story - my debt to the evangelical church
A number of parishioners have expressed excitement about our recent trip to Baltimore to visit The Church of the Nativity ("our" meaning...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jul 4, 20236 min read
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Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther
Did you know that the phrase “Do not be afraid” is found 365 times in the Bible? In today’s Gospel reading we again hear Jesus say 3...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jul 4, 20234 min read
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Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Lean on me"
2023-06-18 Occasion: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Since today is Father's Day, I'd like to begin by sharing with you a story about a...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jun 22, 20233 min read
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2023 Trinity Sunday Homily - Fr. Paul
Does God Multiply? I say Mass every week in a small chapel over at St. Alexander’s school. It’s on our parish YouTube page, anyone is...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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2023-05-28 - Pentecost Sunday, Deacon Gunther
You may have heard the story about Tom Harmon. Tom was an NFL football player for the Los Angeles Rams. He was also a military pilot...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
May 29, 20235 min read
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Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter
I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this week, I was happy to see that the New York Times didn't give it a very positive review. It was ok,...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
May 20, 20233 min read
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Deacon Gunther - Good Shepherd Sunday
A mother was once asked by a census taker... “How many children do you have?” She replied “Well there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
May 2, 20235 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter - Fr. Paul
I just wanted to share some personal thoughts and highlights about our recent trip to the holy land: First, I was very impressed with the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
May 2, 20233 min read
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Easter Sunday 2023 Homily
Time goes too fast, our children grow up too quickly, and time sometimes won't wait. I'm reminded of Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle: If I...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Holy Thursday 2023 - Deacon Gunther
This evening ends the forty days of Lent, and Easter Triduum begins with tonight’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Triduum ... Latin for...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Good Friday 2023 (April 7th)
How did people feel about Jesus? They were curious about him. Who is this man who heals the sick, and gives sight to the blind? Could he...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent - Deacon Gunther, March 25, 2023
There is a story about a little boy who was afraid of the dark. One night his mother asked him to go out to the back porch and bring her...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Apr 8, 20234 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent - Has Morality Changed?
2023-03-19 I was watching a disturbing documentary on Amazon Prime about the sexual abuse crisis in the Amish community ("Sins of the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 28, 20235 min read
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3rd Sunday of Lent: Living Water
In today's Gospel, a Samaritan woman completely misunderstands Jesus. She is still thinking in terms of the material things around her....
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 13, 20233 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent - A Study in Shame
Whenever I hear confessions, I hear only really 5 basic confessions. The first confession is what someone might call a "one-off" sin....
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 6, 20235 min read
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First Sunday in Lent - Deacon Gunther
I confess! I like chocolate. It’s one of my favourite temptations. Which is why the following story resonates with me: A...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Life after delivery. I want to begin today by sharing with you some of the greatest teaching the world has ever seen - moments in the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Feb 24, 20235 min read
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lately, I have noticed that my homilies have taken a real "ethical" turn. Last week, for example, I commented on an article in the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Feb. 5th 2023
My homily today is organized around four quotations that I heard in the last few weeks that I found very moving, as I'm sure you will as...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Feb 11, 20234 min read
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Gunther
A long time ago, Moses went up a mountain and received the Ten Commandments. Note that back then, when Moses went up the mountain no one...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Feb 1, 20234 min read
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 22, 2023
God Over-delivers We've all experienced small miracles, little coincidences that remind us that God is still with us. But what about the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jan 24, 20233 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do you even wonder why you're here (in Church on Sunday morning)? Are there not other things that we could be doing? Does any of this...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jan 21, 20235 min read
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