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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 -
Pray for Those Who Are Preparing for Ordination This WeekendWe ask all members of the Archdiocese of Toronto to pray for vocations this weekend, as four transitional deacons prepare for the sacrament of holy orders. On Saturday, May 11, 2019, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside over...Posted: May-10-2019 -
Jean Vanier RememberedThe Archdiocese of Toronto remembers Jean Vanier, the Canadian humanitarian, Catholic theologian and moral leader, who passed away on May 7, 2019 at the age of 90. In 1963, Vanier saw that many people with intellectual disabilities lived lonely, isolated...Posted: May-07-2019
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Living as Joyful Disciples: Words from Cardinal CollinsPosted: May-06-2019This week marks Catholic Education Week across the province of Ontario. To acknowledge this occasion, Cardinal Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto, is celebrating and recognizing publicly-funded Catholic Education with a special message. While reflecting on... -
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 -
Mass & Prayers This Thursday for Victims of Violence in Sri LankaIn the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka, faith communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area are coming together in prayer this Thursday. The Easter Sunday targeted attacks of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka left at...Posted: Apr-24-2019
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Toronto Catholics Mark Anniversary of Yonge St. Tragedy with Prayer & Acts of Kindness #TOloveOne year after an act of violence on Yonge St. shocked a city, the Archdiocese of Toronto encourages Catholics to join together in prayer and offer acts of kindness to demonstrate the resolve and generosity that is present in our...Posted: Apr-22-2019
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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 -
Cardinal Collins’ Homily at Mass of ChrismOn April 16, 2019, close to 400 priests gathered for the annual Chrism Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. The Mass includes the renewal of priestly vows as well as the blessing of holy oils that will...Posted: Apr-18-2019
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Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins on the Fire at Notre-Dame CathedralWe, in the Archdiocese of Toronto, join in offering our prayers in solidarity with the people of Paris in the aftermath of the fire which has so terribly damaged their cathedral, the great Notre-Dame de Paris. People of faith...Posted: Apr-15-2019
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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 -
Budapest Hosts the International Eucharistic Congress in 2020Budapest, Hungary will host the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) from September 13 to 20, 2020. "Against the backdrop of a great European city," Pope Francis said about the 52nd Eucharistic Congress. "Christian communities await a new evangelization capable of...Posted: Mar-28-2019
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CCCB Statement Following Attacks At Mosques in New ZealandOn behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Canada, CCCB President Bishop Lionel Gendron, PSS, addressed a letter to the Muslim community to extend condolences and to express solidarity and support following the shootings that took place in Al Noor Mosque...Posted: Mar-19-2019
