St. John XXIII and St. John-Paul II

Painted by my brother James

 Drawn by my sister Paula

St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII

Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII were canonized today on Divine Mercy Sunday.

Here is a Divine Mercy story from Fr. Dennis Hayes yesterday.

Here Fr. Michael Gaitley tells us about the connection between Pope John Paul and St. Faustina:
Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC: The Message of Divine Mercy

The Road to Emmaus

Fr. Dennis on the beautiful story of on the Road to Emmaus. (from yesterday's gospel)

More on Emmaus (from today's gospel)

He is risen

Fr. Yves homily from Easter Sunday

Divine Mercy Novena

The Divine Mercy Novena for Easter

Easter Version of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' by Kelley Moone

He was pierced for our offences

Fr. Dennis Hayes homily on Good Friday.

"Everything He suffered was the price of our ransom."

The grace to carry out God's will

Today is Good Friday.

On my walk this morning it was so quiet out. Unlike most Fridays with cars zipping by on their way to work, there was hardly anyone on the roads. It was eerie.

Today is Good Friday. The day that Jesus was crucified and put to death for our sins. A sobering thought.

The reason we have a statutory holiday today, is due to our Judeo-Christian heritage in Canada. The entire country observes this day. But I wonder how many people actually think about why it is they don't have to go to work today. It seems strange that many people enjoy the day off, while not even believing in God anymore.

Here is Fr. Dennis's homily from last night, Holy Thursday.

"Let us pray for the grace to carry out the true will of God in our lives, particularly when we may be severely tempted to do the contrary."

Palm Sunday

Fr. Dennis Hayes on Palm Sunday April 13, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEED4_m-0mA

 

 

God's gift of song

I love the new Evangelization. And the Irish sure know how to do it. Not that I'm biased or anything.

Father Ray Kelly of Meathe, Ireland