Father Marco Testa

Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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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...

Thirteenth Sunday: Accipe Crucem Tuam!

‘Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ⧾ The whole content of the gospel at least as it concerns us individually, is given to us...

Twelfth Sunday and Trusting in God to the End

Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven (Mt. 10: 26, 32). Our Lord addresses these words to us as He did to His Apostles;...

Corpus Christi: The Gift of the Holy Eucharist

(Here in Canada, Corpus Christi is transferred to the following Sunday, even if, as mentioned, the traditional day is the Thursday after Pentecost. We were a bit delayed in posting this previous but classic...

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