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GOD OF ALL MERCIESGOD OF ALL MERCIES A 31-year-old Nigerian Muslim woman named Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning in 2002, because she had been found guilty of adultery. Civil rights groups around the world were outraged at...Posted: Apr-03-2022 -
THE FORGIVING FATHERTHE FORGIVING FATHER Imagining ourselves to be on a journey, we should think of God waiting for us at our destination. God sees us “while we are still a long way off.” In case we may...Posted: Mar-27-2022 -
Living the Gospel Through ShareLifeThe weekend of Sunday, March 27 is the first ShareLife parish special collection of 2022. ShareLife is one of the principal ways that the Archdiocese of Toronto lives by the Gospel by helping our neighbours in need. Below, Arthur Peters...Posted: Mar-24-2022 -
PASSAGES AND PASSOVERSPASSAGES AND PASSOVERS On each of Lent’s Third Sundays, the selected scripture readings remind us that ours is a spirituality of un-rootedness. As we see in today’s first reading from Exodus(3:1-8...Posted: Mar-20-2022 -
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 -
A Place to Call HomeA Place to Call Home It is part of human being’s dream to have “a place to call home”. This Sunday’s readings illumine and illustrate this aspect. In Genesis (15:5...Posted: Mar-13-2022 -
Fasting, Feasting, OfferingFasting, Feasting, Offering Fasting from food and feasting on the presence of God are the two important spiritual exercises during Lent. In between comes offering with almsgiving. This six-week long intense preparation for Jesus’ saving death...Posted: Mar-06-2022 -
Crossings: A Journey to EasterCrossings is an outdoor visual art exhibition that engages the Scriptural Stations of the Cross. Running from March 2 to April 14, the exhibition features 16 art pieces at 16 different locations in Toronto on a pilgrimage style “journey...Posted: Mar-04-2022 -
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 -
Words that RevealWords that Reveal We are entering the Season of Lent; let us purify our hearts examining our thoughts, words and deeds. The words a person chooses to speak are a window through which to see and know his/her...Posted: Feb-27-2022 -
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 -
GOSPEL OF LIFEGOSPEL OF LIFE Some scientists claim that they have discovered the “book of life”, which will help them to control the diseases in a novel way. Today’s readings give us the “gospel of life...Posted: Feb-20-2022
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Trust in GodTrust In God “In God We Trust; all others must pay cash!” this sign, hanging over the cash register in a store, always brings a smile to the passers-by. Jeremiah, in today’s 1st...Posted: Feb-13-2022 -
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 -
Call To ServiceCall To Service God’s call comes to us in different ways. Few among us have probably experienced a summons to ministry as dramatic as that of Isaiah (1st Reading Is 6:1-2,3-8), or as...Posted: Feb-06-2022 -
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 -
The Uphill Struggle of DiscipleshipThe Uphill Struggle of Discipleship According to a myth popular among the ancient Greeks, Sisyphus, the king of Corinth and reputed founder of the Isthmian Games, was punished by gods because he outwitted them. Punishment was to push an...Posted: Jan-30-2022
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‘Walking Together’ on the Journey to the SynodMoira McQueen’s new book, Walking Together: A Primer on the New Synodality, aims to explain the history, meaning and relevance of synodality as the Church undertakes a two-year process of discernment. Below, McQueen, Executive Director of the...Posted: Jan-28-2022 -
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 -
Be Strong and UnitedBe Strong and United This week’s readings invite us to face the future united and strong. Reading the word of God and interpreting it for life are the best means to meet this challenge. In the 1st...Posted: Jan-23-2022
