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Faithful Service Recognized with Papal Honours
The Most Rev. Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, presented Papal Honours to six people during Mass on November 30 at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in downtown Toronto.
Papal Honours provide an opportunity to recognize individuals who have exhibited...
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Canadian Bishops Oppose Euthanasia in Catholic Health Facilities
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have issued a statement on the non-permissibility of euthanasia and assisted suicide within Canadian health organizations with a Catholic identity.
Issued on November 30, the statement highlights the fact that, "despite...
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Advent Sunday
Advent is upon us once more. In the first instance, Advent is not about looking back to the first coming of the Saviour some two thousand years ago, which we will celebrate once more at Christmas.
Advent opens a new...
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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE!
Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, we are celebrating the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
We know from the Gospels that Jesus refused the title of king when it was meant...
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WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT! November 19, 2023
What is the best thing anyone has ever said to you? Maybe you have a particularly strong memory of some word of appreciation or praise from a person whom you really admired and loved, and whose good opinion you longed...
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IT’S NOT ALL IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW!
It is true that we owe a special debt to those who “for our tomorrow gave their today”. Yet we not only owe it to them to pray for the repose of their souls, but also to defend...
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HOLY SOULS NOT YET IN HEAVEN
November is the month when we pray for the souls of those “who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith”. In other words, we pray for those who have died in a state of grace...
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LOVE OF GOD AND LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR
After Our Lord had confounded the Pharisees as we heard last week, their great opponents the Sadducees decided that they also would like to try Our Lord’s intelligence themselves. So they asked Him: “what is the greatest...
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Registration Open for Canadian Bishops' Webinar Series
In November 2023, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Office for Evangelization and Catechesis will host a webinar series, titled "The Four Constitutions of Vatican II" inviting leaders of catechesis and evangelization to reflect on the Four Constitutions of...
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FOR GREATER THINGS YOU WERE BORN
October is respect life month and this year’s theme is:
“Made for Greater Things!”
This message of love comes directly from Archbishop José H. Gomez, in his second Pastoral Letter &lsquo...