Charlotte Delmar Lost Nation Petersville Sugar Creek Toronto Churches

09/04/2026

At Mass this upcoming Sunday, the Gospel teaches that Jesus places a high priority on reconciling with someone who has sinned against you. Are there people in your life who easily forgive? See you at Mass!

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Prayer for Vocations —
Dear God,
Give us the courage and strength to answer when You call! Give us clarity and trust to hear Your soft invitations. Give us the love to respond, and the bravery to take the steps that will bring us ever closer to You. Amen.

09/01/2026

QUESTION OF THE WEEK — We hear about how Peter does not want to accept Jesus’ destiny as the Messiah who suffers greatly and dies. How do you process difficult news or information?

08/31/2026

INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK — Plenty of people are drawn to Jesus. Curious about him. Inspired by him. But can they carry the cross? Today, Jesus tells us that we cannot have one without the other — it is Christ and the cross, or nothing at all. Which will we choose?

08/28/2026

This weekend at Mass, we'll hear in the Gospel reading, "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Mt 16:25)
See you at Mass!

08/27/2026

INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK—
“Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks his apostles. Peter is the first to answer. He knows who Jesus is. Do we? In everything we do and everything we are, let us say together with Peter: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

08/26/2026

Virtues, EXPLAINED!
Though valor itself is not a cardinal or theological virtue, as a Latin-based word that means “strength,” we associate it with the gift of fortitude. It conjures an image of fortitude on the battlefield — of fidelity to the good fight, regardless of the coming attack.

08/20/2026

Prayer for Conversion in Our Communities —
Dear God,
Move in our community:
Bring Your light to the darkness, Your justice to the oppressed, Your hope to those in despair, Your healing to those in pain. Work in us, Lord, and change our hearts, making us more loving, more merciful, and more compassionate.
Amen.

08/19/2026

Virtues, EXPLAINED!
They say that wisdom comes with experience, and it does — but only if you accept it. Wisdom originates in both our will and in our intellect, meaning we must ask the Holy Spirit for the gift of wisdom — and remember to be ready when it comes.