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Epiphany, January 8th
Where do we see the face of Jesus today? I want to begin by sharing two recent experiences. First, just before Christmas, I read an...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jan 14, 20234 min read
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New Years' Day 2023 - Mary, Mother of God
A few months ago, a child at one of our children’s Masses asked, “what would the world be like if Jesus Hadn’t been born?” What a great...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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Christmas Homily 2022
The Light of Christ Sometimes the world seems very dark. I came across a headline in the paper yesterday, “We live in a society that has...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Dec 26, 20223 min read
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December 18 - Five Good Reasons to Trust
I'd like to begin my homily by reminding us of the level of trust that Joseph and Mary must have had. They must have trusted God very...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Dec 18, 20224 min read
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December 11 - Deacon Gunther
This 3rd Sunday of Advent is meant to remind us of the joy that the world experienced at the birth of Jesus, as well as the joy that we...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Dec 18, 20224 min read
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December 4th, Hope in God
Hope and repentance I want to begin my homily with a story about a man, Bill Wilson, who was well-known as a somewhat “difficult”...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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November 27, 1st Sunday of Advent
Imagine I was at a party once, and one of the guests asked me about marriage preparation. Before I could answer, another guest overheard...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Dec 13, 20225 min read
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November 20: Christ the King
I have a confession to make, well, several. First of all, I love action movies, all kinds of action movies! They don't even have to be...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Nov 20, 20225 min read
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Nov. 6/7 Top 10 things that will surprise you about heaven
Top 10 things that surprise you about heaven I’ve thought a lot about our wonderful cloud of witnesses, the saints. Technically, a saint...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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October 30th - No Regrets!
I've been told that it would have been very difficult to meet Jesus if we went back in time, 2000 years because he was so famous. He was...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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October 23, Deacon Gunther's Homily
Good morning/evening … I’m Deacon Gunther. I feel honored that Bishop Bergie has re-assigned me to this parish as your deacon, under the...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 31, 20227 min read
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Habit 7: Conversion (7 Habits of Effective Catholics)
A few weeks ago, I referred to a great discussion from "Catholic Christian Outreach" on evangelization. For many people, Jesus is outside...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 20, 20223 min read
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Habit 6: Evangelization (7 Habits of Effective Catholics)
Habit 6: Evangelization When I think of our 6th habit, evangelization, all I can think about is filling this Church. I want people to...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 9, 20224 min read
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Habit 5: Service (7 habits of effective Catholics)
7 Habits of Effective Catholics: Habit 5: Service Homily: My own understanding of the importance of service in my life didn't come all at...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Oct 3, 20224 min read
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Habit 4: Worship - 7 Habits of Effective Catholics
Our fourth habit is about worship. I love Rick Warren's book Purpose Driven Life, where he writes, "It's not about you." The purpose of...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 26, 20225 min read
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Habit 3: Study (7 Habits of Effective Catholics)
Our young people in elementary school in Ontario take a standardized test in numeracy and literacy (EQAO). I remember having a...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 19, 20224 min read
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Habit 2: Prayer (7 Habits of Effective Catholics
Once upon a time, a man was caught in a flood, and as the waters were rising up to his roof, a boat came by. "I have faith in the Lord...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 11, 20224 min read
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7 Habits of Effective Catholics Homily Series: Habit 1: Faith
I remember a really great metaphor from CCO (Catholic Christian Outreach - a wonderful outreach ministry to our young people in...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 10, 20225 min read
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Homily Series Overview: 7 Habits of Effective Catholics
A few weeks ago I started a series of homilies entitled "The 7 Habits of Effective Catholics." I began with a very brief overview of all...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 10, 20222 min read
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Welcome to Fr. Paul MacNeil's homily blog
On this part of our website, I will be posting some of my homilies, beginning with my current homily series on "The 7 Habits of Effective...
Fr. Paul MacNeil
Sep 8, 20221 min read
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Sharing our faith
Our blog celebrates our community as we grow deeper into our mission to love God, love others and follow Christ. It's a chronicling of all the goodness our faith brings including weekly Homilies and events.
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