Fr. Michael Winn

Fr. Michael is the pastor of Holy Eucharist Parish in Winnipeg within the Archeparchy of Winnipeg. He served twelve years as Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Ottawa and Edmonton.
113 Posts
Jun
23
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn

June 23, 2017 – Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1

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Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Last summer, while on vacation I met a seminarian at a local parish where I concelebrated Sunday Eucharist. This young man was a couple years into his philosophy studies and was spending the summer at this parish, getting some hands on experience before heading back to seminary in the late fall. This young man did not grow up going to Church or even in a family that valued faith, but by the grace of God, he found the faith, deepened it, and began exploring this call to the priesthood. Unfortunately, his family…
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Jun
22
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn

June 22 – Matthew 10:23–31

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Matthew 10:23–31 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Have you ever expressed to another—whether it be spouse, child, parent, friend, or stranger—that you love the Lord, and that you are coming to know deeper, day by day, how much the Lord loves you? That there is only one true God and no other? That salvation is through Jesus Christ and no other? Perhaps we have expressed this to someone who is very close to us. But to others, we probably have been shy, perhaps even concerned what others may think of us, what others may say about us. Here are (and…
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Jun
21
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn

June 21, 2017 – Matthew 10:16-22

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Matthew 10:16-22 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Imagine being called to jury duty and sitting in the courtroom to hear the proceedings of an important trial. The two sides proceed with their opening introductions and the first witness is called forth. The witness takes the stand and immediately begins telling a story, but not one they have been asked to give an account of by the court, but rather their own story- where they grew up the food that they enjoy, the hobbies that they have etc.! Witnesses are just that, those who have witnessed something outside of themselves and…
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Jun
21
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn

June 20, 2017 – Matthew 10:9-15

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Matthew 10:9-15 Glory be to Jesus Christ! I remember my first backpacking trip very distinctly. A group of friends of mine from work had decided to go on a backpacking adventure in Jasper for a weekend. We didn’t really have any previous experience and so were confused as to what exactly to pack and how heavy our packs should be. I found out later from a book that there is no real need to pack more than a 30 lbs pack. I found that out much earlier when I was trudging around on our hike with a pack that weighed…
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Jun
01
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn
His Beatitude Lubomyr Cardinal Husar Dies Aged 84

His Beatitude Lubomyr Cardinal Husar Dies Aged 84

Featured Articles, News
Kyiv, Ukraine - On May 31, 2017, at 18:30 after a serious illness His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), Archbishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Church died at the age of 85. January 26, 2001 - February 10, 2011 he served as a Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Born in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 26, 1933, Lubomyr Husar fled from Ukraine with his parents in 1944, ahead of the advancing Soviet army. He spent the early post-World War II years among Ukrainian refugees in a displaced persons camp near Salzburg, Austria. In 1949, he emigrated with his…
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Feb
09
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn
UGCC Catechism Excerpts for Bulletins

UGCC Catechism Excerpts for Bulletins

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Here's a great resource for catechetical programs and parish bulletins - the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat (Parma, Ohio) has been publishing excerpts of the Catechism in a bulletin format. And they are all available to you. Visit here to see more.
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Feb
05
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn
The Purpose of the Great Fast

The Purpose of the Great Fast

Christian Life, Featured Articles, Liturgy
Because we did not fast we were banished from paradise. So then let us fast so as to return back to paradise. (St. Basil, On Fasting, 1) Although our time has brought with it many changes in church laws, traditions, and discipline, and the Second Vatican Council has relaxed the rules for fasting, including the Great Fast[1], nevertheless, the Forty Days Fast still has significance for our spiritual life. For various reasons, today we may be unable to fast in the same way as our ancestors did; yet even today we are obliged to a spiritual fast—that is, we are…
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Jan
28
2017
By Fr. Michael Winn
Fasting and Abstinence Rules Prescribed for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | 2015

Fasting and Abstinence Rules Prescribed for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | 2015

Christian Life, Featured Articles
Definitions Abstinence means that we do not eat a certain type of food or any other foods that have that as an ingredient. Fasting means that we eat less food. A general rule is that for a day of fast, the amount of food of the main meal is less than the other two meals combined. Those exempt from fasting and abstinence are: Children under the age of 14 Adults over the age of 60 those who are gravely ill pregnant women post-partum mothers breast-feeding mothers travellers (if travel time exceeds 8 hours) those engaged in heavy labour those who…
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