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Steubenville Toronto: The ComebackThe Steubenville youth conference is returning to the Greater Toronto Area after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. In anticipation of Steubenville Toronto 2022, Courtney Hennessy, event and program coordinator at the Office of Catholic Youth, interviewed Agnes...Posted: Apr-14-2022 -
Setting aside time for prayer and reflection this LentThe below Lenten reflection was written by Sr. Margaret Moran, a Daughter of St. Paul based in Toronto. The Season of Lent is moving ahead and for some of us it may feel it is going too fast and for...Posted: Mar-28-2022 -
Making Churches Open to Families with Special NeedsCathy Pettigrew is a mother, wife, teacher, founder of an educational business, motivational speaker, counsellor and psychometrist. She is a parishioner of the Archdiocese of Toronto and will be presenting at the upcoming archdiocesan conference, “Parish Ministry with People...Posted: Mar-14-2022 -
How Churches Can Consider Accessibility Issues ‘Beyond the Ramp’Constance Price is a co-director of the Office of Formation for Discipleship at the Archdiocese of Toronto and the author of the recent booklet, “Beyond the Ramp: A Parish Guide to Welcoming Persons with Disabilities.” Although written...Posted: Mar-01-2022 -
Reflecting on the African Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of TorontoFr. Charles Kelechi Egbulefu is a professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary and a contributor to For Love of the Church, a festschrift in honour of Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. Below, Fr. Charles discusses the African Catholic...Posted: Feb-22-2022 -
Celebrate Marriage This SundayMarriage is a cornerstone of life, society and the Church. And although the Holy Spirit is always with us, married life isn’t always easy. As Pope Francis wrote in a 2021 letter to married couples: Marriage, as...Posted: Feb-11-2022 -
How to Read the Bible in a YearElizabeth Klein is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute, which serves the formation of Catholics for the New Evangelization through academic and parish programs. As part of its work, the institute helps Catholics to read the Bible...Posted: Feb-09-2022 -
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Nourishes the Bond of MarriageLuisa and Camilo Villamizar have been married for almost a decade, and have two sons. In light of Marriage Sunday on February 13, the couple reflects on their involvement in Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) – an enrichment program for married...Posted: Feb-01-2022 -
Women and the 'New Normal'Heather King is an award-winning memoirist, columnist and blogger with several books. She speaks nationwide, leads writing workshops and writes a weekly column on arts and culture for Angelus News, the archdiocesan newspaper of Los Angeles. For more, please...Posted: Jan-27-2022 -
New Documentary Does a Deep Dive into St. Joseph“St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father” is a Knights of Columbus-produced documentary looking at the life of St. Joseph, and the lasting lessons he can offer us today. Below, writer and director David Naglieri delves into the meaning...Posted: Jan-19-2022 -
The Illuminating Story of the Advent WreathOf the many symbols that mark the liturgical seasons of the Latin Church calendar, few are better known or more beloved than the Advent wreath, which marks the passage of the four weeks preceding Christmas. What are the origins of...Posted: Nov-19-2021 -
Resources for Catholics on National Truth and Reconciliation DayOn Thursday, September 30, 2021, people from across the country will mark the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ongoing journey of healing and reconciliation is particularly important to Catholics in Canada given the Church’s...Posted: Sep-28-2021 -
New Film Invites Us to Really Know the Blessed Virgin MaryDr. Josephine Lombardi is a faculty member at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. She recently released, “The First Lady and Her Successors,” a film that explores the many ways that the Blessed Mother Mary can guide...Posted: Jun-23-2021 -
Pastoral Plan: Catholic Outreach in Justice and LoveOur pastoral plan challenges us to witness and serve in diverse ways and to be advocates where injustice occurs: through pastoral care to those who are poor and marginalized, to students on campus, to those who are imprisoned, seeking refuge...Posted: Mar-18-2021 -
IDOL 02: HappinessThere are tons of sayings and quotes on happiness nowadays. Let meshare a few interesting ones: 1) Dale Carnegie: "It isn't what you have orwho you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you...Posted: Mar-09-2021 -
Virtual Ordinandi Dinner Events - Tuesday, March 2, 2021These two events are sponsored by the Serra Foundation of Canada and the 6 Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Toronto to help promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life and allow parishioners to meet the new seminarians who...Posted: Feb-25-2021 -
New Documentaries Make the Case for Blessed Michael McGivney’s SainthoodIn an effort to see their founder canonized, the Knights of Columbus have released two documentaries that recount the life and legacy of Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus so lay Catholic men could join...Posted: Feb-18-2021 -
Find the Creator in the Science of the UniverseEarlier this week, the Newman Centre Catholic Mission at the University of Toronto hosted a fascinating discussion about what our current scientific knowledge of the universe says about the existence of God. And you can now watch...Posted: Feb-05-2021 -
21st CENTURY IDOLS- INTRODUCTIONPosted: Feb-03-202121st CENTURY IDOLS INTRODUCTION “The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but... -
Our Mission Through BaptismFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. Over the years, many people have asked me a very simple question when we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: “Why was...Posted: Jan-08-2021
