Fr. Bob's Corner

THIS POST IS TAKEN FROM ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST’S BLOG – THE JOURNEY OF A BISHOP: “On Sunday, I journeyed to the Marguerite Centre in Pembroke to take part in the closing activities and celebration of the Eucharist with Native men and women from different parts of Canada who came together to seek healing and reconciliation from their wounded lives due to numerous causes including the residential schools. The mood was quite positive and I enjoyed meeting representatives of various tribes and sharing lunch with the afterwards.” (THREE MORE PHOTOS FROM HIS BLOG POST)

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A few days ago I stumbled upon The Walrus which describes itself as, “a national general interest magazine about Canada and its place in the world.” I found it while searching for Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s remarks to the 33rd General Assembly of Latin American Bishops. Cardinal Ouellet is the former Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, and is now the prefect for the Congregation of Bishops, and the head of the Vatican’s commission for Latin America. In the June 2011 issue of the magazine there is an article by Daniel Baird who recently interviewed the Cardinal. The article is entitled: The High Ground – Can the faith of Quebec’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet restore the Catholic Church to Innocence.

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I thought you might be interested in an update on Bishop Gary Gordon. Last June I posted a video, a few pictures, and an article on him: Bishop Gary Gordon: A Call to Mission. Neil MacCarthy, who looks after the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Blog,  just posted a story on him: A Bishop, a Chainsaw, and a Bear!

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As we approach Oct. 17th, the day on which Brother André will be canonized, I have been updating myself on his life and work. CBC, God bless it, has preserved and made available historic film footage, TV Broadcasts, and Radio Broadcasts from over the years. Here is the link: CBC- Brother André.

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Cardinal Marc Ouellet is longtime Communio editorial board member and author. Some of you might be interested in reading some of his articles.  Communio has made a number of them available as downloadable pdfs.

Paradox and/or Supernatural Existential (1991)

The New Catechism: An Event of the Faith (1994)

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Cardinal Ouellet Surprised but Grateful over Nomination | Blogs | NCRegister.com

Fr. Alex and some of his parishioners from Ichinomiya, Japan at Scarboro in 2006

Fr. Alexander Duncan McDonald SFM

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In response to Pope Benedict’s request that Catholics “make astute use of the unique possibilities offered by modern communications,”  the Bishops of Canada have answered the call:  http://www.cccb.ca/

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