Testimonial of Joan Simone - Women of the Word - Toronto, Annual Forum 2020
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Good morning, everyone. God be with us. When Mary first asked me to be here today. I asked myself why?? I am not a perfectionist. (Our...
Mary Petrucci
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Easter Bread
Mom has made Easter bread (called cuculi in our Italian dialect) for Easter every year. She hasn't made it for a few years now. There is...
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- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Lenten Rosary Reflections: The Sorrowful Mysteries
The First Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46) This mystery reflects the great...
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- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
LOVE. One word. So challenging. One of the greatest challenges.
I believe we have in our North American society is feeling loved. Truly loved. Our daily conversations are saturated with the word...
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Lori Lisi
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Living the encounter with Jesus means allowing yourself to be turned inside out by Grace every day.
“Being turned inside out by Grace every day.” Wow!!! Pope Francis never ceases to amaze me. A tall order for most of us, to say the...
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Gladys Vergis-Mayo
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
A Pilgrim’s Journey
My pilgrimage to Medjugorje was an invitation to open my heart to Our Lady’s motherly love and to surrender to her Son. A true pilgrimage...
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Rosanna Nicolucci
- Nov 13, 2020
- 5 min
Deep Waters
The year 2015 was really tough for my family. To begin with, my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His only sister was also...
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Gladys Vergis-Mayo
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Giving Thanks
This past week was filled with anticipation and preparations for the Thanksgiving weekend. The weekend was filled with safe (social...
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Anonymous
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
The loved, lost sheep
In the parable of the Lost Sheep, found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus tells us that the shepherd leaves his flock of 99 sheep...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Forgiveness is Difficult, but Worth it
Have you even had to fogive some
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Teresa, Slavec
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
"To act justly, to love kindness, to walk humbly with our God"
Micah 6:8: “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love kindness and to walk...
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Stella Martinez
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
God is watching us...NOT from a distance.
God is watching us...NOT from a distance. A song popularized by Bette Midler includes a line that states that God is watching us from...
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Lisa Theriault, ofs
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Classrooms Have Changed, but God Stays the Same
This was not the way I thought I would start my 23rd year of teaching, or herald in my youngest’s final year of high school. I never...
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- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
Who do YOU say I am?
In Mathew 16:15 Jesus asks “Who do YOU say I am?” This question is a personal invitation to reflect on our encounters with Jesus in our...
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Lisa Theriault, ofs
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Roman Catholics are spoiled.
Roman Catholics are spoiled. There I said it. Yep. Spoiled. How you may ask? The Sacraments. If COVID-19 has taught me anything, it is...
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Karina Palomo
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
Three in my marriage
My name is Karina Palomo, I have been married to Henry Palomo for 23 years, thanks be to God. We have been blessed with three amazing...
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Dianne Wood
- Dec 29, 2017
- 4 min
The rock I have learned to lean on.
Saxum, the Latin word for rock, is a nickname of sorts, given to the prayer “the Memorare” and to a man, Bishop Álvaro del Portillo, who...
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Joan Attard
- Dec 15, 2017
- 4 min
Advent is a great season
Advent is a great season. It sparks within us a season of excitement and of preparation. Yes, there are those of us who can be...
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- Dec 3, 2017
- 8 min
Five Ways to Lessen Stress this Advent and Beyond
Yes, it is about that time of year when panic sets in and gift-buying looms over the horizon! Christmas is coming, and if we are not...
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Diane Wood
- Nov 26, 2017
- 2 min
Keeping Christmas Simple
The Christmas season seems even more Commercialized than ever with new toys, new movies, and more-and-more stuff to buy. We need to...
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