St. Edith Stein Church, Toronto
Parish Blog
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Novena to St. Edith SteinThe feast day of St. Edith Stein is Aug. 9 (the day of her death in Auschwitz, 1942) Novena to St. Edith Stein Day 1: O St. Edith Stein, you sought truth with all your heart and found it...Sunday, July 14, 2024 -
Your ShareLife support goes beyond bordersShareLife isn’t just local. Your ShareLife gift extends mercy and justice to people beyond our borders by supporting the humanitarian projects of our agencies, particularly those that prioritize taking care of hungry children in vulnerable communities. “We...Saturday, May 25, 2024
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Celebrating Trinitarian LifeThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity replaces the Ordinary Time Mass this weekend, so vestments are white again, even though they were green during the week for Ordinary Time (which resumed last Monday). The Trinity is, of course...Saturday, May 25, 2024
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Administrator or Pastor?Today’s readings grace us with the assurance that we are God’s very dear and beloved children (1Jn 3:1-2) and that Jesus, by whose name we are being saved (Acts 4:7-12) is...Saturday, April 13, 2024 -
The Gifts of EasterJesus transformed the greatest tragedy in life into Easter Power and the speciality of that power is that it is communicable. Have we experienced this communicable power in our lives? Have we succeeded in communicating it to others...Saturday, April 06, 2024 -
Unless Wheat DiesToday’s scriptural texts give us a few images to feed our faith. In the Gospel (Jn 12:20-33), Jesus will offer the image of the grain of wheat falling to earth to die so as to...Sunday, March 17, 2024 -
Merry Christmas and Happy New YearWishing you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on behalf of all the priests that have served the parish. Please keep us in your prayers. Fr. Constantin Rev. Carlo Cerrone (1972) Rev. Henri du Halgouet (1972-1980...Tuesday, December 26, 2023
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Christmas and New Year's ScheduleChristmas Masses Dec. 24 (vigil Sun.) 6:30pm Dec. 25 (Mon. Christmas day) 10:30am Wed. Dec. 27 5:00pm Fri. Dec. 29 5:00pm Sat. Dec. 30 (vigil) 5:00pm Sun. Dec. 31 ONLY 11:30am THE SOLEMNITY...Sunday, December 24, 2023 -
Celebrate God’s PresenceEvery year we celebrate Christmas. In every Christmas we celebrate the presence of God. How should we celebrate this wonderful gift of God’s presence in Christmas 2011? This Sunday’s readings give us...Sunday, December 24, 2023 -
From Anxiety to JoyToday is Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the Entrance Antiphon from today’s liturgy. Every mass has an Entrance Antiphon (usually a phrase from scripture) assigned to it, and it used to be a custom...Sunday, December 17, 2023 -
Prepare the Way of the LordMost Catholics rarely open their family Bible. And even fewer Catholics study what it really means. It is with this perspective that this week’s scripture reflection is given. The readings for the second Sunday of Advent...Sunday, December 10, 2023 -
The Challenge of AdventAdvent places before us three challenges: watch, wait, pray. The readings of this first Sunday of the new liturgical year underline them. “Stay awake”, counsels Jesus in today’s gospel (Mk.13:33-37), &ldquo...Sunday, December 03, 2023 -
From NO to YESAdam and Eve said “No” to God. Since then each member of the entire believing community has been engaged in the daily and lifelong struggle of changing that all too naturally arising “No” into...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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Fear - dispelling FaithIn today’s readings, we are offered some excellent pointers in coping with our fears, not through logic or rationality, but through faith. Our ancestors in the faith have alluded to the universal human experience of fear...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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The Body and Blood of the LordThis annual feast offers an ideal time to reaffirm the church’s belief that the bread and wine are truly changed into the body and blood of the Lord. There should be no question that this is the faith...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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The Gift of RelationshipThe last few Sundays we were focusing on divine gifts. The first gift we reflected on was Jesus’ promise that he would be with us always. The second gift was the gift of an agenda which...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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God’s KissToday we have gathered together to celebrate the liberation that is Pentecost. Luke, in today’s first reading (Acts 2:1-11) speaks of the Spirit in terms of “tongues, as of fire”, and of &ldquo...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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The Gift of an AgendaDo you remember Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech delivered at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated? King&rsquo...Sunday, May 21, 2023
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The Gift of PatienceFrom last Sunday’s celebration of Jesus, our Good Shepherd, we turn our attention this week to who we are and how we are to live as Jesus’ sheep, or, to put it another way, as church. ...Sunday, April 16, 2023
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Christ of Experience“The death of Jesus is nothing for us if we have not died with Him; the resurrection of our Lord is nothing for us if we have not been raised with Him”. These are the words of...Sunday, April 16, 2023
