Mass is both sacrifice and meal. On this solemnity of body and blood of Christ we remember those two aspects in festive mode. The sacrifice is the broken body of Jesus given in death on the cross. ...
Trinity Sunday is one of the four solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time. Since these feasts are dependent upon the celebration of Easter, they are called movable solemnities of Ordinary Time. The solemnities are: Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi...
This Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the First Pentecost, the gift of the Spirit unleashed upon the world. Those who knew themselves to be the recipients of that gift became newly identified as Church. And so Pentecost...
Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus, who rose from the dead as the conqueror of sin and death is now returning to the glory that was His from all eternity. With the mystery...
Love involves three kinds of giving: self-giving, forgiving and thanksgiving.
In today’s gospel Jesus says, “Love one another as I love you”. And again he says, “No one has greater love than...
It has been pointed out that when all is said and done, love boils down to a question of giving. It is a question of self-giving. It’s a question of forgiving. And it&rsquo...
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...
Jesus 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...
On 8 December 2020, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph to mark the 150th anniversary of the proclamation by Pope Pius IX of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church.
The CCCB Office...
Christmas is knocking on our souls’ doors once again. Its message is not only an invitation, but also a challenge to all of us.
Many people are looking for real love and joy. Joy is to make other people...
This feast of Christ the King, was added to the Church calendar, in 1925
The meaning of this feast is clear: all of creation, in this world and beyond, is subject to...
Jonathan Michael has been a cantor in Catholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto for 42 years. A graduate of the world-renowned St. Michael’s Choir School in downtown Toronto, the singer went on to post-secondary studies...
The 2024 Ordinandi Youth Event took place on Tuesday, March 19. The following is a reflection on the day written by DPCDSB student Kierra who was in attendance.
My name is Kierra and I’m a student at St...
On Sunday, March 24 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto will be hosting a day-long workshop on the spirituality and practice of praying the...
The weekend of Sunday, March 17 marks the first ShareLife Sunday of 2024. 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, Executive Director...
In preparation for the Family Day holiday weekend in Ontario, Catholic children’s author and illustrator, Carissa Douglas, reflects on strengthening faith and family bonds by giving importance to spending unstructured time together. Carissa is one of...
In early February of 1853, a 51-year-old Catholic priest in Birmingham, England felt moved to compose a letter to the faithful Catholics of Toronto. Fr. John Henry Newman had given a series of 9 weekly public lectures a...
Al and Rita Doloroso have been married for 48 years. They are the founding members of the Movement for Marriage Enrichment (MME) under the Filipino Chaplaincy since 1992.
1. What is the MME, and what is your role as a...
The following is taken from the Fall/Winter edition of the St. Augustine's Seminary newsletter, In Deum. To read the full publication, please click here.
If there was ever an inspirational story about the joy of the priestly...
For 36 years, the Greater Toronto Area Serra Clubs have been recognizing the service and achievements of altar servers from parishes across the Archdiocese of Toronto through the annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards for Service.
Each year, local...