Summary of The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly

"This is the lie: Holiness is not possible" (32). The biggest lie in the history of Christianity... is not one that non-Christians tell. It's a lie we tell ourselves as Christians... that holiness is not possible... we might believe that holiness is … [Read more...]

Gospel Commentary for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year A)

John 9:1-41—The Healing of the Man Born Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBo7ka3YZQ The Church gives us this Gospel on the 4th Sunday of Lent to prepare the catechumens to receive the sacrament of Baptism. How so?  The miracles in John's … [Read more...]

Summary of Do Monkeys Go to Heaven? Finding God in All Creation by Fr. John McCarthy, SJ

God finding us in nature "Nature is a path to God, pure and simple... It was how I found God. And probably most importantly, it was how God found me" (6-7). The ecological crisis is a moral crisis "This ecological crisis is not first and foremost a … [Read more...]

Summary of The Grace of Ars by Fr. Frederick Miller

Fr. Miller considers this book to be, "strictly speaking, neither biography nor theology but, rather, a spiritual reflection based on the life and work of the Curé of Ars as seen through the lens of the theology of the priesthood" (9). Chapter 1: The … [Read more...]

Coronavirus Homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent @ St. Matthew’s Surrey

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1st Sunday of Lent Homily @ Westminster Abbey, BC

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Homily 6th Sunday Year A @ Corpus Christi Parish

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Summary of The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection. The Practice of the Presence of God. London: H. R. Allenson, 1906. Print. Background Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection was a Discalced Carmelite brother who lived in a monastery in Paris during the 17th … [Read more...]

Summary of The Noonday Devil: Acedia, The Unnamed Evil of Our Times by Jean-Charles Nault, OSB

3 Definitions of Acedia #1: "Spiritual lack of care." - Evagrius of Pontus Evagrius of Pontus (345-399), who was the first to present a coherent doctrine on acedia, adapted the original Greek understanding of acedia as a physical "lack of care" … [Read more...]

Baptism of the Lord Homily Year A

Thanksgiving Mass as a Deacon in my former home parish, St. Paul's in Richnmond: January 12, 2020. Here are some notes & quotes from the homily: "The perpetual adoration chapel here at St. Paul’s is the place where I learned how to pray, the … [Read more...]