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  • Peace be with you
    Spiritual Corner -- Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Penetrating Analysis on “the Devil”
    Posted: Oct-13-2023
    Let us see how the “devil” is being depicted from the sound philosophical and theological points of view. Firstly, I will describe the “devil” from the psychiatric point of view, then I will do so from...
  • Butterfly on a flower
    Reflecting on Finding Life During Difficult Times
    Posted: Oct-06-2023
    The below is an excerpt from Archdiocese of Toronto Deacon Robert Kinghorn’s book, The Church on the Street, chronicling his ministry for the poor, the ill, addicted, and homeless in one of the roughest parts of Toronto. In...
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    靈修片語 -- 尋根
    Posted: Oct-06-2023
    有一位教友為父母來尋求舊時的祈禱經文。記得當年我領洗時,曾在本堂翻到一本日常祈禱經文是文言文的,我愛不釋手。舊時的祈禱經文很有深度,願與大家分享。 五拜禮一拜、信天主,一概邪妄之事俱棄絕。二拜、望天主,保佑全赦我諸罪。三拜、愛敬至尊至善之主,於萬有之上。四拜、一心痛悔我之罪過,定心再不敢得罪於天主。五拜、懇祈聖母轉求天主,賜我善終恩佑。 初行工夫伏望吾主。我等功行,寵照先之,輔翊前進。使我凡諸禱者、行者,常自主肇,又賴主訖。為我等主基利斯督。亞孟。 早感謝經感謝吾主天主,庇佑我一夜平善,幸不犯罪。賜我今日生命,復見所造美麗諸物,浩大恩德。我今日求主真光,照我神魂,指引我路...
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    Spiritual Corner -- Finding the Root of Prayer
    Posted: Oct-06-2023
    A parishioner came to look for the traditional prayers of old for his parents. This reminds me that when I was newly baptized, I found a prayer book in classical Chinese, which I love so much. I wish to share...
  • Small gavel
    If You Were Accused of Being a Christian, Would There be Enough Evidence to Convict you?
    Posted: Sep-29-2023
    This reflection is based on the readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Year A: Ezekiel 18: 25-28; Psalm 25; Philippians 2: 1-11; and Matthew 21: 28-32. A question that has often been asked by preachers when...
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    靈修片語 -- 勇於愛 愛加倍
    Posted: Sep-29-2023
    你要勇於愛人,愛的真且深。 深深的愛,也可能帶來深深的痛,但你無需害怕。 當你所愛的人拒絕你、離開你、或者逝世,你的心靈必將破碎,但這也不該阻止你深深的去愛人。 由深愛而來的痛苦,將促使你的愛,結出更豐盛的果實,經犁具所犁開的土地,將使播下去的種子,得以深深紮根並將長成大樹。 每當你體驗到受人拒絕、被人捨棄,或是親友逝世之痛時,你都面臨抉擇。你可以選擇苦澀以待,不再去愛,或者決 定在痛苦中挺立,讓你腳下的土地轉變成一片沃土,使更多的種子得以滋生,充滿新生命。 當你愛的越多,也樂於接受隨之而來的痛,你的心也會變得更寬大及厚實。 當你的愛是真誠的給予與接納,你所愛的人雖已離開你的身邊,但他們卻依然留在你的心中。 他們變成你的一部分,因而逐漸在你內被打造成一個共同體。 你所深愛的人會成為你的一份子。 你活的歲數越大,被你所愛的人也會越多,他們都將成為你生命中的共同體,當你內在的共同體越寬廣...
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    Spiritual Corner -- Do not Hesitate to Love and to Love Deeply
    Posted: Sep-29-2023
    You might be afraid of the pain that deep love can cause. When those you love deeply reject you, leave you, or die, your heart will be broken. But that should not hold you back from loving deeply. The pain...
  • Pope Indigenous
    Truth and Reconciliation: Undoing the Knots
    Posted: Sep-28-2023
    September 30 has been designated as an observed ‘National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.’   In the face of historic and present injustices toward and among Indigenous Peoples in the lands of Canada, this is a day...
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    靈修片語 -- 世人的公平與天主的慷慨
    Posted: Sep-22-2023
    多勞多得,少勞少得,不勞不得,這一原則是社會通行的,人們有權利得到與他們付出的勞動相應的報酬,人的標準就是這一公平原則。但是,在天主的救恩面前,這一公平原則就不適用了,因為天主的標準卻是仁慈慷慨。 本主日的福音是葡萄園雇工的比喻。葡萄園的主人在一天裡的不同時間,分別雇傭了不同的工人去工作, 並且約定會按照公義該給的而付工資。一天的工作結束,每個工人都得到了同樣的工資:一個德納。這一價錢, 相比較於市場價格而言,是公道的。但是,在這一群工人內部,卻引起了不滿:少工作的竟然與多工作的獲得相同的報酬,不公平! 天主的救恩就是這樣的「不公平」,因為在世上,報酬是要靠著付出勞力賺取的,但是為天國,救恩是天主因著祂的慷慨而白白賞賜的,並不需要人去付出什麼來賺取。這樣,一個人在其他人的眼中,就算是一無是處、毫無價值,在天主眼中也是一個值得愛、值得慷慨對待的子女。 但是,如果是這樣的話...
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    Spiritual Corner -- Secular Fairness and God’s Generosity
    Posted: Sep-22-2023
    More work more pay, less work less pay, no work no pay, this is a general principle in the community, people have the right to get remuneration equivalent to the effort they contribute, and this is fairness in human terms...
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    靈修片語 -- 我亦應當寛恕
    Posted: Sep-15-2023
    寛恕說似容易。「你寛恕我而我亦會原諒你。」但我們都知道,說是一回事,實行起來則是叧一回事。每天均有家庭因誤會而分裂。忿怒越深,則越一發不可收拾。 每個人都會為自己辯護。每個人都會感到自己很公平公正,但他們不是;他們寛容,但他們並沒有寛恕別人;他們是對的,而別人當然永遠都是錯的。 要寛恕先要學會如何愛人,而學習愛人的唯一方法就是透過錯誤。當你犯錯後,應要緊記所犯之錯處。否則,你將會一再重犯。 說「我是對的」往往是很危險的事,因為「我是對的」破壞愛人的力量。它是妄自尊大的行為,因為無人可以說:「我永不犯錯。我從未殘忍至羞辱他人,令他們感到痛苦。」每個人都是罪人。罪人就是拒絕愛人,或從不在乎去愛人。 耶穌說:「假如你不寛恕別人,在你犯罪時,怎樣可以要求天父寛恕你呢?」答案是如果你想被寛恕...
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    Spiritual Corner -- I, Too, Must Forgive
    Posted: Sep-15-2023
    Forgiveness sounds so easy. ““Forgive me and I forgive you.” But all of us know that saying it is one thing and actually doing it is quite another. Every day, families break up over misunderstandings. Angers go...
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    靈修片語 -- 愛,美滿生活的關鍵
    Posted: Sep-09-2023
    在今天的福音中,耶穌向我們展示了一幅充滿 愛及關懷的團體的美麗影像。它說明了我們該如何 建立真正的基督徒團契。 如果有人誤入歧途,我們必須以兄弟之愛接近他,將他帶回正軌。我們絶不應譴責他或指責他的錯誤行為,而必須與他面談,讓他確信我們對他的關愛。福音建議我們本著兄弟般的勸誡精神,悄悄地、私下地面對面去解決,重建破裂的關係。如果這辦法不行,則建議我們與一些智者一起去見他,讓他意識到整個團體都很關心他,希望他能回歸。 耶穌在福音中強調了祈禱的力量。他說:「如果兩個或三個人一起禱告,天父就會垂聽他們。」這對於那些祈求耶穌本人會在他們中間並參 與他們的祈禱乃是最好的保證。猶太人對團體祈禱 抱有極大的信心。經上寫道:「當兩個人坐下來學 習律法時,上主的榮耀就在他們中間。」團體祈禱 可以結束爭吵並帶來團結。盟約、團體、仁慈、寬 恕是這個宗教的特徵。這一切的經驗使我們的生活 變得快樂...
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    Spiritual Corner - Love, Key to Life in Fullness
    Posted: Sep-09-2023
    In today’s Gospel Jesus presents to us the beautiful picture of a community of members filled with love and concern. It illustrates how we can establish true Christian fellowship. If somebody goes astray, we must approach him with...
  • Holy Communion
    Preparing Our Hearts for the Greatest Gift of All - Part 3 of 3
    Posted: Aug-09-2023
    This reflection is based upon the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time—Year A: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8:28-30; and Matthew 13:44-52. The Gospel of Matthew continues the...
  • Holy Communion
    Preparing Our Hearts for the Greatest Gift of All - Part 2 of 3
    Posted: Aug-06-2023
    This reflection is based on the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A:  Wisdom 12:13, 16-19v; Psalm 85; Romans 8: 26-27;  and Matthew 13:24-43. In the fifteenth Sunday of...
  • Holy Communion
    Preparing Our Hearts for the Greatest Gift of All - Part 1 of 3
    Posted: Aug-02-2023
    This reflection is based on the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday for Ordinary Time—Year A: Isaiah 55: 10-11; Psalm 65; Romans 8: 18-23; and Matthew 13:1-23. A few months ago, the pastoral council at...
  • Archbishop Leo
    The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
    Posted: Jul-24-2023
    Patience, prayer and trust in the Lord! In his homily from Sunday, July 23, 2023, during Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, Archbishop Francis Leo reflects on Jesus the great teacher and his parable of the wheat and the...
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    靈修片語 -- 不死的靈魂
    Posted: Jun-23-2023
    主說:「我就是復活,就是生命;信從我的,即使死了,仍要活著;凡活著而信從我的人,必永遠不死。」(若十一:25-26)生和死是每個人終究要面對的,沒有人可以逃避死亡。世上所有的宗教,唯有基督宗教確切告訴世人---死後究竟到哪裡去,以及靈魂不死也不滅。 在《不死的靈魂》(Meine Erlebnisse mit Armen Seelen)書中,煉靈藉由瑪利亞.辛馬提醒世人說:『只有在往生之後,你們才會知道生前的每一年、每一天、 每一小時所做的事會為你們帶來什麼後果,或你們可以做些什麼事為自己帶來善果。只有到那時候,你們才會明白,自己如何虛度了生命。因此,我們應該趁活著時多做好事。如果人們知道往生是怎麼回事的話,他們會盡所有的力量,為另一個生命的開始做好準備...
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    Spiritual Corner --The Immortal Soul
    Posted: Jun-23-2023
    Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life: whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” (John 11: 25-26) Life and death are...