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April 10, 2019

Holy Week takes months of preparation

It was a full house in 2018 for Palm Sunday at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Mississauga, Ont.

St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica is bursting at the seams during Holy Week.

Published in Canada
February 28, 2015

Seven Lenten steps to prepare for Christ

Confession is the most important of Serviam Ministries’ seven steps to maximize Lent.

Lent should be a time for Catholics to spiritually prepare for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection and less about forgoing materialistic things.

Published in Faith
January 7, 2015

Catholics need better spiritual preparation for the end of life

Fr. Kevin Belgrave will deliver a talk in Toronto Jan. 13 on preparing parishioners spiritually for the end of life.

TORONTO - Priests need to preach the Church’s teachings on end-of-life issues more frequently to better spiritually prepare parishioners for the inevitable, Fr. Kevin Belgrave believes.

Published in Canada
July 29, 2014

A homily must be about God’s word, not yours

A good homilest will be concise and focus on Scripture.

TORONTO - Perfecting the art of preaching is all about patience in preparation, says a homiletics professor. 

Published in Canada