An Introduction to the Liturgy of the Roman Rite
“Opinion” Does Not Equal TRUTH
In my opinion, the best flavour of ice cream in the entire world is chocolate peanut butter. I love this flavour of ice cream so much that I cannot keep any in the house. When, and if, I do keep it in the house, I am unable to control myself and I usually eat the whole pint in one sitting.
The preference that I have for chocolate peanut butter ice cream is a personal opinion. The fact that I like it, is a truth that is relative only to myself. Others may have different opinions and it does not really affect my opinion or their ability to have a different opinion. My opinion on this matter does not really present a problem for others.
On the other hand, there would be a real problem if for some reason, I believed that my opinion needed to become a truth for all people. If for some reason, I believed that everyone else had to share my preference for chocolate peanut butter ice cream, my insistence on this issue would begin to infringe on the right of others to have an opinion. Worse, still, would be the case if I were to form an alliance with all the other people who loved chocolate peanut butter ice cream and we worked together to lobby for laws that required that only chocolate peanut butter ice cream could be manufactured. We could demand that no other flavours be manufactured and that all people must eat our flavour of ice cream. Taking our efforts to the extreme, we could demand that everyone eat chocolate peanut butter ice cream and perhaps put at risk the lives of those people who have a severe allergy to peanuts. Continue reading
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Social Justice Committee Meeting
The mission statement of the parish’s Social Justice committee states: “The Social Justice Committee of St. Peter’s Parish seeks to create a window that provides opportunities for formation, greater Parish engagement and collaboration on social justice issues and activities.” If you are interested in joining this effort, please attend our next meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the rectory.
Lunch Supervisor
St. Bruno St. Raymond Catholic School is looking for two (2) parents or community members who would be interested in a Lunchtime Supervisor position at the school. Lunch Time Supervisors work daily, Monday – Friday, 11:15 am- 12:15 pm and assist staff with the safe supervision of students. If you or someone you know are interested in this paid position, please contact the school principal, Anne Marie Cassin, at annemarie.cassin@tcdsb.org or at the school 416-393-5276.
A Crucified Messiah, for a Pilgrim People
There is a rather simple story about death that I heard several years ago. Because it captures so concisely how I think we as Christians feel about death, I usually tell this story at every funeral I celebrate, either at the funeral home prayers or in the homily at Mass.
The story simply goes like this:
A preacher was preaching to a congregation. He said, “if anyone wants to go to heaven, please stand up now.” Everyone in the congregation stood up. He then said, “if you want to go now, keep standing.” At this point, everyone sat down. Continue reading
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