Catholic Latte

Fr. Eric reflects on the importance in persevering in being one's true self, despite any lack of affirmation from the world.
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Fr. Eric speaks about the value of working on yourself in the sense of taking seriously your own spiritual journey to assist in relationships, particularly the vocaiton of marriage.
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Fr. Eric reflects on how the film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2010) led him to discern a vocation to the holy priesthood. Major spoiler alert.
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Fr. Eric refers to the Gospel story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) in speaking about how God calls us forth to a place of freedom and self-gift by loving us in our places of vulnerability.
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On Sun. Oct. 23, 2022, Fr. Eric gave a talk on Christian themes in Disney’s “Frozen” (2013) for the parish community at a luncheon hosted by the Catholic Women’s League at local restaurant called “A Taste of Freedom” in Tottenham, Ontario.
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Fr. Eric reflects on the story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Lk 18:9-14) in speaking about how we are called to live habitually out of a stance of giftedness and gratuity with the ultimate goal of becoming persons of love in imitation of Christ Himself.
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Fr. Eric reflects on the subject of petitionary prayer.
As a key example, Fr. Eric refers to Episode 2 from Season 12 of the "Way of the Heart" podcast entitled "Men in the Arena: Peter Herbeck." Here is a link to the episode: https://www.wayoftheheartpodcast.com/episodes/se12e2.
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Fr. Eric reflects on the importance of gratitude in terms of keeping us in right relationship with God.
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Fr. Eric reflects on the Parable of the Master and his Servant (Lk 17:7-10) in discussing how we are called to act with purity of intention in our relationships with God and other people, as opposed to allowing our actions to be unduly influenced by motivations of fear and self-seeking.
As a key example, Fr. Eric refers to St. Bernard of Clairvaux who uses the images of “the kiss of the feet” (servile fear); “the kiss of the hand” (duty, respect and obligation); and “the kiss of the mouth” (pure love).
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Fr. Eric reflects on the Gospel story of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Lk 16:19-31) in discussing the Lord’s invitation to discover and correspond to the truth of conversion primarily through ordinary means, as opposed to overt manifestations of supernatural grace.
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