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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 -
Manifesting Unity & IdentityThis Sunday’s 1st reading (Is. 62:1-5) and gospel (Jn 2:1-12) invite us to manifest our identity by becoming aware of our spousal relationship with God. John the Evangelist and Isaiah make use...Posted: Jan-16-2022 -
Sacramental SolidarityLast Sunday we reflected on “Travelling towards God” keeping the journey of the Magi in focus.“ Are we, the baptized Christians, travelling towards God with one heart and one mind?”, is a pertinent question when we...Posted: Jan-09-2022
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Worship and Bow DownIn this week's reading, we hear that when the Magi saw the star, they came into the house. Then what did they do when they saw the Christ child in the arms of his mother? They fell down and...Posted: Jan-02-2022
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Prayer and FamilyIn recent years, words such as “dysfunctional” have been used to describe the changing face and growing fragility of family. Almost every day media brings before us some horrific account of abuse or neglect or worse...Posted: Dec-26-2021
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Babe of BethlehemGod chose Bethlehem for his Son. Why? If Jesus was born in Rome or Alexandria or Athens or Corinth, it would have made more sense from the point of view of spreading His message. Sophisticated Rome...Posted: Dec-19-2021
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RejoiceStep by step we are processing to the nearness of God. The step to be taken this week is symbolized in the pink candle we light on the Advent wreath. The mission we receive through the readings of...Posted: Dec-12-2021
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A Closer Look at Mother MaryOn January 15, 2022, Dr. Josephine Lombardi will be leading a workshop titled, “Mariology: Past and Present,” which will delve into current developments in the study of Mary. A part of St. Augustine’s Seminary’s...Posted: Dec-10-2021 -
Characteristics of WaitingThe weeks of preparation for Christmas is an opportune time for cultivating a spirituality of waiting. The characteristics of the one we await affect the character of our waiting. Jesus is the loved one whose coming we await. And...Posted: Dec-05-2021
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A Spirituality of WaitingA reflection on the book “A Spirituality of Waiting” authored by Henri Nouwen (1993) seems worth considering for this advent. As Nouwen has affirmed, waiting is not a very popular posture. Many consider waiting a...Posted: Nov-28-2021
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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 -
END OF THE WORLD?The last few Sundays of each liturgical year invite our attention to the last things: the end of the world, death and judgment, reward and retribution. The intended purpose of this focus on the end time is to...Posted: Nov-13-2021
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#RedWednesday 2021 Looks at the Sharp Rise in Anti-Christian Persecution in AfricaPosted: Nov-10-2021Evellyne Lemos is a Toronto-based coordinator for Aid to the Church in Need Canada. November 17 will be the fourth year that churches and other religious buildings across Canada will be illuminated in... -
To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest RomanceFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” (translated as, “Where charity and love are, there God is...Posted: Oct-29-2021 -
SIGHT & INSIGHT“God has not called me to be successful. He has called me to be faithful” (Mother Teresa). This inspirational quote was printed on a memento when Mother Teresa died on September 5th 1997. May her...Posted: Oct-24-2021
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DARING WISDOMOnce upon a time, long, long ago, two men lived in an arid land. Nothing grew there except cactus, lizards and sand fleas. Growing weary of being so thirsty, they decided to travel to Niagara Falls. Upon...Posted: Oct-10-2021
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27th Sunday Ordinary Time - Year BTHE GARDEN OF MARRIAGE The readings of this week focus on the foundational relationship of all families: the partnership between a husband and a wife. The first reading from Genesis (2:18-24) presents God’s search of &ldquo...Posted: Oct-02-2021
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Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This LandWe, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious...Posted: Oct-01-2021
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26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEAccentuate the Positive The readings of this Sunday present us with several challenges. The first reading and the gospel remind us that God’s Spirit is not confined to our church or even to Christianity. The Spirit...Posted: Sep-26-2021
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Annual mass for the faithful departedDue to the protocols surrounding COVID-19, this year’s Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed has unfortunately been cancelled at our seven Catholic cemeteries.His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will celebrate and livestream a special...Posted: Aug-08-2021
