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Meditations by Fr. Eric Nicolai, a Catholic priest of Opus Dei in Ernescliff College, Toronto. They are times of prayer addressed to men or women, with the intention of providing a personal dialogue with the Lord Jesus Christ present in their midst.
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Our Critical Spirit (opens the original)
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A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Kintore College, Toronto, on September 16, 2026. The Gospel tells us about the different reactions of the people to John the Baptist and to Jesus. He comments on the lack of coherence present in these responses. The impossibility of getting coherent responses in light of the lives of John and of Jesus. “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation? … They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played
Our Lady of Sorrows (opens the original)
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A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai to priests at Saint Augustine Seminary in Toronto on September 15, 2026. Today's feast of Our Lady of Sorrows has an ancient and layered liturgical background. It is said to have started with the ancient Franciscan spirituality that meditated on Mary’s sorrows. We know that St. Francis himself suffered the stigmata, reflecting his closeness to Mary, who suffered a spiritual stigmata. The Great Rood crucifix in Westminster Cathedral is the perfect image t
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (opens the original)
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A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Ellerton Centre in Toronto on September 14, 2026, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Yesterday we decorated with flowers the simple black cross in our oratories so that we could see it bloom today. The hymn of Philippians 2, 6-11: "...he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exa
Holy Name of Mary: She Believes in You (opens the original)
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A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai to High School boys at Ernescliff College, Toronto, on September 12, 2026. Last week we celebrated the birth of Mary, the dawn of our salvation. She is the stella matutina, the morning star. It is a time of hope, for the Sun of Justice is about to rise; today, 8 days later, the name of Mary, in line with the practice of the Jews who would impose the name on the child 8 days after birth. Thumbnail: Leonardo Da Vinci, Sketch of St. Anne with Mary and Chris
The Birth of Mary: The Dawn of Salvation (opens the original)
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A meditation preached at Ernescliff College in Toronto on September 8th, 2026, by Fr. Eric Nicolai. Today is the birthday of Mary, she is described as the “dawn of our salvation”. The arrival of a new person into the world is always a sign of hope . Mary opens up new possibilities for us in this academic year, just beginning. Thumbnail: The Nativity of the Virgin , painted around 1400–1405 by Andrea di Bartolo, a Sienese painter. Today housed in the National Gallery in Washington. Music: Audiio_
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