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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 21, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Who Am I, Really?

A while ago, I watched a High School soccer game. It was a single elimination game in the playoffs and so the winner moved on to the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 14, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Christian Communities: Reaching Beyond Ourselves

A parish is an interesting place. It is made up of all kinds of people who come from the various ages and stages in life. Some are...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 7, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Spirituality: Holiness, Wholeness and Healing

This weekend we hear two stories of healing...and more. The first story tells of healing the leprosy of a Syrian general, Naaman, by the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 29, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Faith: Small is Great

Not long ago I had the honour of being part of a wedding. The couple were called upon to express their commitment, their faith in each...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Disciples in the Midst of the World

Luke’s story in this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 16:19-31) is a challenge to us. It presents some fundamental elements of what it means to be a...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 16, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Openness to a Flawed Humanity: Seeing with God’s Eyes

The Gospels present us with many stories told by Jesus. These parables offer glimpses of what God is like. In Luke’s Gospel (Luke...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 9, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Bringing Our World Together: A Reconciling Christian Community

Bridges! They are amazing things. What is most remarkable about them is that they allow us to cross divides, to overcome what stands...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 5, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Disciples in the Making

September is a season of change. The long hazy, even lazy days of summer are coming to an end. The vacations are behind us and the more...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 26, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Truth and Reconciliation: Opening Up and Reaching Out

Eating is important, in fact essential. The obvious reason is that eating sustains the life of our bodies. There are, however other...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 19, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Will Only a Few be Saved: Who’s in and Who’s out?

World Cup Soccer, Major League Baseball or NHL Hockey – It all engage us in competition whether player or fan. It seems we are...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 12, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Called to Be a Prophetic People – Setting the World Ablaze

Fires in Newfoundland, British Columbia, and California, fires in France, Portugal and Spain, this has a been a summer of wild fires...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 5, 20223 min read

OUR SACRED STORIES ~ POPE FRANCIS HAS VISITED CANADA: WHY & SO WHAT?

“I wish I had never said that. If only I could get it back. It has been so hurtful and has broken our relationship. How can I repair...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 29, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Real Holiness, True Spirituality

Summertime in Canada brings with it a new appreciation for the beauties of this land. It is important that we acknowledge that we share...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 22, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Spirituality & Our Life-long Quest

God, you are my God, I am seeking you, my soul is thirsting for you, my flesh is longing for you,… (Ps.63:1) Somewhere deep in the human...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 15, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Seeing with the Vision of Jesus

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus the Christ? What does the job description look like? If we read the Gospels with the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 7, 20223 min read

OUR SACRED STORIES: What Defines a Christian – Who are we?

Definitions are convenient. The Concise Oxford Dictionary has a definition of a Christian – [Someone] believing in or professing or...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 30, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories - Church: A Sacramental Community of Jesus the Christ

Prophets: Throughout the Old Testament these figures are the voice of God in the midst of God’s People, a sign or sacrament of God’s...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 24, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Being a Disciple of Jesus: Living the Extraordinary in Our Lives

A couple who are friends of mine have a daughter who runs in marathons around North America. Marathon runners are an interesting or even...

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Fr. John Jennings

May 27, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories Ascension: A Story of Leaving, Yet Remaining

More than 40 years ago I met Jim and Pauline. Jim was a sergeant with the OPP and Pauline worked in a Catholic school in Barrie. At the...

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Fr. John Jennings

May 20, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Who Are We To Be? A Church of Love and Peace

Peace I leave you; my peace I give to you…. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27) One of the...

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