by Roberto | May 9, 2022 | Blog
In a recent newsletter sent to parents, an Ontario Catholic elementary school shared six tips to finding peace of mind and boost happiness: Accept what you can’t change or controlPractice forgivenessPractice mindfulness meditationMake time for yourselfKeep a...
by Roberto | Apr 16, 2022 | Blog
Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? These existential questions are fundamental in our quest for truth. Getting the answers wrong is the equivalent to using the wrong measurements to build a house. Not asking the questions, is like building a house...
by Roberto | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog
“DEFEND US IN BATTLE”, are the iconic words found in our famous call to St Michael, the archangel. These words of course, presume that the person asking for help is in the middle of a fight, whether it be for reasons of self-defense or conquest. It assumes...
by Roberto | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog
Brothers, The recent events taking place at our nation’s capital, whereby peaceful protesters were being beaten, trampled and arrested by the order of Justin Trudeau and his government, cannot escape my mind. More importantly, my conscience, that inner voice God...
by Roberto | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog
Brothers, Seven petitions. Eight Beatitudes. Ten Commandments. Fourteen works of mercy. Forty days of Advent. Had enough? Twelve articles of the Creed, seventy three books of the Bible, eight hundred and twenty six page Catechism Of the Catholic Church. Then...
by Roberto | Dec 11, 2021 | Blog
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.” (Mt 5:14) Brothers, indeed light helps us to see further, to see others, and to see ourselves. Someone walking in a dark alley or riding a bike on an unlit path, can’t see where...
by Roberto | Nov 11, 2021 | Blog
Brothers, St Paul once urged his great friend St Timothy to stay in Ephesus so that he “may instruct certain people not to teach any different doctrine” as “some people have deviated from these and turned to vain discussions (“meaningless...
by Roberto | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
Hello brothers, Couple days ago, October 7th to be precise, was the 450th anniversary of the world-saving Battle of Lepanto. The Church remembers this momentous day through a feast in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary, given the role she played in securing one of the...