Father Marco Testa

Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition

For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7). In any given region or country, a common language is a source of unity. You may be familiar with...

Beauty and the Assumption

In Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, the poet puts these words in the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux as he gazes on the beauty of Our Lady in Paradise: O Virgin Mother, daughter...

The Strength of the Transfiguration

So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place (2 Pet. 1:18). Today we celebrate the glorious Feast...

A Meditation on the Feast of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars

August the 4th is the Memorial of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Parish Priest of Ars. Canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, he was named patron saint of priests in 1929 by...

Martha and Mary: The Good Part

Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her (Lk. 10: 42). ⧾ In Christian tradition Martha and Mary have been seen as a personification of the active and contemplative...

Two Prophecies, Two Popes; One Faithful Church

Introduction As conflicts between nations continue to impact our life and threaten the fragile stability of the world, conflicts within the Church weaken the Church’s mission to call the world to conversion and to the...

Fifteenth Sunday: Applying the Parables

Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’ He answered, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to...

Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart

‘Come to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in...

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