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Archive for August, 2008

Christianity and Prosperity (Homily Notes for 22nd Sunday - Year A)

August 29, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Homilies, Lifestyle No Comments →

Does Faith bring material blessings and prosperity??? Yes and No. Indirectly, faithful living of the gospel helps us avoid many of the pitfalls of life. If we take illegal drugs, there is a good chance we will become addicted and destroy our own lives and the lives of others around us. If we steal and plunder, there is a good chance that we will end up in jail. If we sell our bodies in prostitution….. (This list of ‘ifs’ could fill pages, but I think you know what I mean.) Living by Christian values helps us to be productive, happy, members of society, and thus indirectly, can lead to blessings and prosperity.

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Empowered By Jesus

August 21, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Homilies, Spirituality No Comments →

Homily Notes for 21st Sunday - Year A (Matthew 16:13-20)

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DEATH OF FR. RAOUL POIRIER

August 21, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Obituaries No Comments →

Rev. (Colonel) Raoul Poirier

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Our New Retreat Centre - Shalom House Has Moved

August 21, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Diocese Alexandra-Cornwall No Comments →

OUR RETREAT HOUSE HAS MOVED

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The Challenge to Love our Neighbor

August 16, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Faith & Culture, Homilies No Comments →

Homily Notes: Twentieth Sunday - Year A (Matthew 15:21-28)

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The Fundamental Challenge of Christianity (Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time)

August 02, 2008 By: frbobco Category: Homilies, Lifestyle No Comments →

Compassion, the human feeling that allows us to see and feel the pain of others, motivates us to reach out to the other and help. If we call ourselves Christian, and have no compassion or love for the other, then we really don’t understand what Christianity is all about. But here is where it get tricky. Just because we feel for the other, doesn’t mean that we will try to help.

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