In Your Presence

Today is the the anniversary of the dedication of the basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, first dedicated by Pope Sixtus III in 435 on the occasion of the definition of the council of Ephesus on Ma…

On the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, July 31, 2021, Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches from the Manoir de Beaujeu about how Ignatius read about the exploits of great saints, and this led to his conversio…

July 26th is the feast of St. Anne and St. Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin. Anne is the Patroness of the Province of Quebec, and big celebrations take place today at St. Anne de Beaupré. Espec…

St. Bridget was a native of Finsta in early 14th century, in Sweden. She married at age 13 and bore 8 children. 28 years of happy marriage, her husband died.

When she was just a child, St. Bridget re…

Matthew 10:16-23: Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Remember, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves.

This is a warning that Our L…

Matt 13:31-33: The mustard seed is tiny, but it can become a large and leafy tree. We should become a leafy tree and give fruit in our life around us. A meditation preached at Lyncroft Centre on July…

Since the most ancient times the Church of Rome has celebrated the Solemnity of the Great Apostles Peter and Paul as a single Feast on the same day, 29 June. It was through their martyrdom, that they…

First reading: Isaiah 49, 1-6

"Islands, listen to me, pay attention, remotest peoples. The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name.

He made my mouth a sharp swor…

Mark 4:35-41:

What power in those words of the Lord, who faces down the treacherous storm in front of him, that sea that men feared and that seemed to unfurl its wrath against them. The sea is a forc…

Matt 6, 19-23: Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and woodworms destroy them and thieves can break in and steal.(...)‘The lamp of the body is…

The Immaculate Heart of Mary is the most perfect reflection of the love and purity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Yesterday was the solemnity of the Sacred Heart, a long standing devotion in the churc…

A meditation inspired by the pastoral letter by Thomas Cardinal Collins, archbishop of Toronto, entitled Heart Speaks to Heart. In the midst of the pandemic, and all the suffering that it supposes he…

Lk 1, 39-41:  Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah.

Why did Mary go with such haste? What was her purpose in this trip? She teaches us quite a lot abou…

We have just finished the Easter season, ending it with the solemnity of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit comes ands fires up the apostles in the cenacle. Before they were afraid and doubtful, now the…

We’ve often heard that phrase of our Father: “God he takes a risk with our freedom.”

What does this mean?

Josemaria Escriva: God wants us to cooperate with him in this task which he is carrying out i…

With this global marathon of prayer during May, in union with Pope Francis, we ask our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, for an end to the pandemic.  Josemaria Escriva would say we are under the mantl…

In 1944, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975) attended Mass in Madrid and had an experience of the closeness of God. With time, she came to know Saint Josemaria Escriva, and ended up dedicating h…

May 12 is the memorial of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo (1914-1994), who was the Prelate of Opus Dei and first successor of Saint Josemaria. He was beatified by Pope Francis on September 27, 2014. The p…

Since Pentecost is coming up on May 23, we wanted to prepare for that marvellous solemnity by understanding how grace acts in our soul.

Grace is the life of God in humans: it is the life of God (one …