News and ministry updates from Queen of the Most Holy Rosary parish in Ottawa, Ontario
Homily from Sunday May 08th 2022: 4th Sunday of Easter We tend to idealize the role of a shepherd and his sheep. What we seem to overlook is that the flock has to endure winter, disease and wolves. For all that, they need a really good shepherd to care for them so that the sheep … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: May 8, 2022
Homily from Sunday May 01st 2022: 3rd Sunday of Easter Today the Gospel shows that Jesus asks for, and then eats some baked fish. All this touching, and eating has but one purpose: to remind us, that when Jesus rose from the dead, his new life included the body he had all along. But the … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: May 1, 2022
Homily from Sunday April 24th 2022: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) None of the circumstances outside of that locked room in today’s Gospel reading changed after the apostles received the peace that Jesus offered them. They still had to face the same situation they faced before He entered the locked room. They still had … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: April 24, 2022
By Brian Buckley After a two-year hiatus the Circle of Friends resumed its practice of an annual outing to a sugar bush during maple syrup season. On March 26 approximately 25 friends and associates visited Fortune Farms, a family owned and operated sugar bush just outside Almonte. The owners greeted us with their usual warm … Continue reading Circle of Friends Sugar Bush Visit
Homily from Sunday April 17th, 2022: Easter Sunday The Resurrection means that the stone that separated the human race from God, the stone that stood like a wall was rolled away and now in Jesus Christ. The way to the Father is once more wide-open. If we devalue the truth of Easter into simply a … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: Easter 2022
By Deacon Mathew We have been partaking in a journey of repentance, fasting, and reflection over the last several weeks of Lent. This journey will come to an end next Sunday with celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection. The church describes the events leading up to Jesus’ death on Good Friday as the “Passion of Christ”. … Continue reading Holy Week: Week of Passion and Resurrection
Homily from Sunday April 03rd, 2022: 5th Sunday of Lent What links all the readings today is letting the past be the past and letting the future be the future. People who have suffered greatly have two options: either to wallow in past misery over injustice, or to take up the reins again and begin … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: April 3, 2022
Homily from Sunday March 27, 2022 - 4th Sunday of Lent A guy was walking along in the woods, when a bullet whizzed by. “Is that you Lester?" The guy yelled. "Yes it is," came the reply. "Well, why are you shooting at me? We don’t have any quarrel." "That’s right," said Lester. "So why … Continue reading Insights from Fr. Dan: March 27, 2022
Pope Francis will lead the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, 25 March – the Solemnity of the Annunciation – in St Peter’s Basilica beginning at 5 pm Rome time (Noon, EST). The Act of Consecration will begin at approximately 6:30 pm Rome time (1:30pm, EST). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fUsZwnt-uM The … Continue reading Consecration of Ukraine and Russia
By Aleisha Yawney My wakeup call came just after having my 6th child (a beautiful girl named Klara). I chose to have a home birth because I had hoped to avoid hospitals during the pandemic. As a registered nurse, I knew that the hospitals were a difficult place to be - with visiting policies and … Continue reading “I AM”
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