“I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth”. Psalm 121:1-2
“Father, why are you leaving the parish...
"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!" (Psalm 107:1)
The Psalmist’s thoughts fill my heart as my books are packed & clothes are getting folded together, to continue...
What a Gift We Celebrate Today!
The Eucharist is everything. It’s all things, the fullness of life, eternal salvation, mercy, grace, happiness, etc. Why is the Eucharist all this and so much more? Simply put...
Of all the great feasts we celebrate within the Church throughout the year, today’s Solemnity presents us with a Mystery that is so deep and transcendent that our eternity will be spent in perpetual contemplation. The Trinity, the...
It happened in Galveston, TX. A woman was cleaning the bottom of the cage of her parrot Chippie with the canister vacuum cleaner.
She was not using an attachment on the tube. When the telephone rang, she turned her head...
Prayerfully imagine standing on the mountain of the Ascension with our Lord. As you gaze upon Him, imagine that you were also present with Him throughout His public ministry. Imagine witnessing His many miracles, the way that He converted the...
Message on the Month of the Blessed Mother
Our world is filled with competing worldviews and ideologies that can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed and discouraged. While this reaction is understandable, it need not be our only recourse. ...
A Dangerous Mindset. The operative pronoun is “I.” We get caught up with ourselves. We are focused on our own achievements. We think we have accomplished so much. We are led to believe that...
“I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and...
Blessings to a great St. Francis Xavier parish family!
I am Father Andrew Cyruk, (called by all "Father Andrew"). I feel so blessed to be appointed by His Grace, Archbishop Leo to serve in Mississauga as of June 26, 2024...
Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was known to very few people during her lifetime. But through her, God has spoken the message of His abundant mercy to the entire Church and world. What is this message...
Our Lord has risen, He has overcome death and He has opened the gates of Heaven to all who believe!
What a Glorious Day We Celebrate!
The Resurrection of Christ was a real historical event. But it is also an...
Holy Thursday Pope Benedict XVI Teaching on the Priesthood
“The faithful expect only one thing from priests:
that they be specialists in promoting the
encounter between man and God.
The Priest is not asked to be an expert...
Following his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, Jesus predicted his suffering, death, and Resurrection and prepared his disciples to believe in the salvation that his death would accomplish. Using the metaphor of the grain of wheat, Jesus presented the idea that...
I have seen several people recently, when speaking about the injustices happening in our world, justify violence by pointing to Jesus overturning the tables in the temple in comparison.
I would like to point out a few things. First and...
My dear brothers and sisters,
“But I through the abundance of merciful love will enter your house,
I will worship toward your holy temple in the fear of you” (Psalm:7.)
As we gather today/this weekend, hearts...
Reflecting on Mark 1: 12-15
Seeing Jesus tempted here helps us to understand his full humanity. God made God suffer so that we could relate to Him. Each of us struggles with temptation daily, and it is standard to...
“What are you giving up for lent?” Is a habitual question Christians encounter during the season of Lent!
Now I ask you:
“Really, what are you going to give up this time?
Or do you want to...
My dear brothers and sisters,
I am so grateful to the Lord for allowing us to be part of this Jubilee Year. I thank His Excellency Bishop Ivan Camilleri, for celebrating the inaugural Mass of the Jubilee year on Saturday...