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Entering the Digital Era: Video ConferencingCaring for the gathered and reaching the scattered. That wasn't just a vision statement for the Archdiocese of Toronto's Family of Faith Campaign, but an actual reality and objective. Following a nearly month long installation at St...Posted: Jul-05-2019 -
Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee DayOn June 20, many people throughout the world celebrate World Refugee Day. It's on this day when many dedicate their lives to raising awareness of the plight of refugees and migrants around the world. Since 2009, the Archdiocese of...Posted: Jun-20-2019 -
Renewing the Earth with Spirit: Pentecost SundayAt Pentecost we remember the descent of the Holy Spirit. I don't know about you, but often times I think of that in a personal way: What gifts has the Holy Spirit given me? What can I do with...Posted: Jun-05-2019 -
On Earth as it is in Heaven: Ascension Sunday"Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God" the Collect for the Ascension of the Lord begins "and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ your Son is our exaltation, and where the head has gone before...Posted: May-29-2019 -
Words and Actions Speak: Sixth Sunday of EasterActions, as the old saying goes, speak louder than words. While that isn't to say that what we as Catholics say doesn't matter, it does help us to understand that our actions have consequences, positive and negative...Posted: May-22-2019 -
A New Heaven & Earth: Fifth Sunday of EasterThe second reading for the Fifth Sunday of Easter is one of my favorites. We hear from John that there is a new heaven and a new earth because the former ones have passed away. God, we hear, dwells with...Posted: May-15-2019 -
Hearing the Shepherd's Voice: Fourth Sunday of EasterJesus, and the first audiences for the Gospels knew their animals. The Gospels are full of references to animals, and it seems that many times it is sheep. I'm from the suburbs, the amount of things I know about...Posted: May-13-2019 -
"United in Prayer" - Ordination VigilBefore this year's candidates for priesthood walk down the aisle of St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, they will have been supported by parishioners and friends in prayer the night before. Once again, the Office of Vocations, together with the...Posted: May-10-2019 -
Renewed with Easter Joy: Third Sunday of EasterIn the Archdiocese of Toronto this year the Third Sunday of Easter is also the archdiocesan Neophyte Mass. The final period of the Christian Initiation of Adults is known as the Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystagogy. It is...Posted: May-03-2019 -
A Mercy So Rich: Divine Mercy Sunday"….the Church must consider it one of her principal duties-at every stage of history and especially in our modern age-to proclaim and to introduce into life the mystery of mercy, supremely revealed in Jesus Christ." (Dives in...Posted: Apr-29-2019 -
Celebrating A Love That Cannot Wait: Easter SundayThe following homily was provided to us by Fr. Michael McGourty, Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Toronto. The celebration of Easter is for all Christians the highpoint of our year of faith. At Easter we celebrate the fact...Posted: Apr-21-2019 -
Christ Our Light: The Great VigilThe Easter Vigil is the final liturgy of the Triduum. It is the night that we "keep the memorial of the Lord's paschal solemnity…listening to his words and celebrating his mysteries…" (from the Greeting of the...Posted: Apr-20-2019 -
Behold the Cross: Good FridayGood Friday and Holy Saturday are the only two times when the Eucharist is not celebrated. It is a time where the Church sits in the reality that Christ is in the tomb. We sit in the reality of what...Posted: Apr-19-2019 -
The Eucharist: Anything but Ordinary"On the day before he was to suffer for our salvation and the salvation of all, that is today, he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty...Posted: Apr-18-2019 -
A Charity That Costs Nothing: Fifth Sunday Of LentI have a friend that whenever he asks for prayers he always starts with "In your charity please pray for X." The idea that as Christians we are bound to each other out of a deep love in Christ...Posted: Apr-05-2019 -
Conforming to Christ: Second Sunday of LentSometimes, for me at least, during Lent, it is easy to focus on a particular kind of image of Christ. You can probably picture him: Christ beaten and bruised, hanging on the cross. It always seems like a good Lent...Posted: Mar-15-2019 -
Preparing for Easter: First Sunday of LentThe first Sunday of Lent is the day that is set aside in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for the Rite of Election. It marks an important milestone in the life of the catechumen (the person...Posted: Mar-06-2019 -
Ash Wednesday: A Call to PrayerAsh Wednesday is the start of Lent. It is the start of that great period that leads up the Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil). It is marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I don't...Posted: Mar-05-2019 -
Cardinal Collins Releases 2019 Lenten ReflectionCardinal Collins has prepared a Pastoral Letter for Lent 2019, offering tangible reflections on how we can use this most holy time of year as a period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. His Eminence also invites us to learn more...Posted: Mar-05-2019 -
Experiencing God’s love through the Focolare MovementMaria and Vince Luca have been married for 42 years, with four daughters and seven grandchildren. Members of the Focolare's New Family Movement, the couple reflects on their journey together in light of Marriage Sunday, taking place on Sunday...Posted: Feb-04-2019
