“Joy to the World, the Teachers Dead”

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Here we are again. It is almost Christmas. Have you been bad or good? Does it really matter?I recall seeing a particular episode of the Simpsons, not so long ago, in which the devil-may-care attitude of Nelson sang a mock Christmas tune with joyous dreams of barbequing the head of a teacher and flushing the…

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How to Use a Catechism

Edmund Mitchel has donated an excellent resource to Saint Gabriels Newsroom. You can visit his blog over at https://edmundmitchell.com/about/

 

Every Catholic needs a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. And every good Catholic should be very familiar with their catechism. Be a real Catholic, refute heretics, know what the Church truly teaches, prove you speak orthodoxy, learn about your faith, defend your faith, hold religious educators accountable, be a Catholic in the fullest sense. But once you have a Catechism, how do you use it?

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Pope Reaches Out To Catholic Youth By Joining Twitter, Giving Up On Catholicism

Even though the Onion isn’t my first or even second choice for finding interesting content related to Catholicism; this particular video says volumes about our faith (or lack thereof).  This video not only applies to teens, but the Catholic population in general. Luke-warm Catholicism is widespread, even amongst those who attend weekly Mass! Remember Pauls…

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Fr. Blazek (December 2012)

Due to circumstances out of my control, Fr. Blazek’s homilies will be delayed for a week or two due to technical issues.  In the mean time I enourage you to attend Mass at the Our Lady of Assumption Church if you are in Thunder Bay.  

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