Goodness!  We’ve been doing a lot of volunteering for the past few months.
We have;

Volunteered for the homeless

Volunteered for victims of human trafficking through our book sale

On August 14, I pray that many of you will volunteer for ‘Linda’s Walk’ for St.Clare Inn and volunteer to help homeless women with [...]

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE GTA!
Email Rachel to sign up! rachel@st-bonaventure.ca
Exams are almost over and for many students the end of high school spells one thing…f-r-e-e-d-o-m!
The beginning of university, college, or a job  is so full of endless possibilities.
Yes, there is the learning side; if [...]

Yes, my title is controversial.   But honestly, this is what many people think.

“Starvation only happens in Africa/India/China”

“Human trafficking of sex slaves only happens in Brazil, Philippines, India”

But of course, this isn’t true. Recently I started asking my colleagues in Christian circles about organizations that are putting the spotlight on the [...]

Back in May the Confirmation Class of 2010, Friar David, their teachers and I went on a retreat at St. Jude’s Academy.

St. Jude’s Academy is a school for adults with mental and physical disabilities, however, it’s a place where all the adult students give and receive love and care.  It really [...]

What was St. Francis like?  Have you ever wondered?  For that matter, what was any saint like?

Sometimes saints seem really really far away in our minds, like fictional characters from comic books or something.

But remember….saints were real and they still are real, they belong to the communion of saints, and so [...]

The Mother’s Day Brunch was fantastic!!

We had a lovely afternoon together. Thank you to everyone who joined us. God has really blessed us with wonderful mothers, so it was nice to give them an afternoon off that was just for them!

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped set-up, cook the [...]

This comic is awesome.  Sometimes we complain about the smallest bump in the road and we don’t always see how God is protecting us all the time!!  Jesus is like “are you okay?”  Such a sweet comic

It’s a funny thing, lots of people both teenagers and adults dread confession. The dark confessionals, the speaking to a priest who’s sometimes a stranger, actually admitting our sins (and the fact that we are not perfect) to another person.

Yup, it’s the kind of sacrament that doesn’t have the “feel [...]

Yes, it was a very sunny day when our small “Reach Out!” Acts of Service group from the Parish went off on our Poverty Walk.

Jonathan, our Franciscan Friar-in-training noted that the whole experience made him think of this passage;

Matthew 25: 34 - 40

When the Son of Man comes [...]

This was the final reflection I gave back in April after Easter, when the Friar’s were away for their Chapter Meeting.
I seriously jumped for joy when I read the scripture, what an honour it was to speak on it in the Liturgy of the Word!
Feel free to read the scripture and the reflection [...]