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CHRIST THE KINGThe Last Sunday of the Church’s Year corresponds to the End of Time. In the Creed we proclaim that "He (Christ) will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have...Posted: Nov-16-2022 -
NO MARRIAGE IN HEAVEN?Today’s Gospel passage introduces us to a small, but influential, group of Jews from our Lord’s time, of whom we hear much less in the Gospels than we do of their main opponents, the Pharisees. This...Posted: Nov-02-2022 -
All Saints:The Triumph of Christian Rome over pagan Rome The celebration of the Feast of All Saints on November 1st is an ancient Roman Feast, originally in honour of all the...Posted: Oct-27-2022 -
Excerpt from Homily of Cardinal Thomas Collins for Stewardship Sunday: September 18, 2022We who have been given the message of the Gospel, the invitation to the Kingdom of God, and the grace of the Sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist; we who have been given so many gifts from the...Posted: Oct-19-2022 -
Municipal Elections – October 24, 2022: Are you a Catholic School Board Supporter?A municipal election will be held on Monday, October 24. All Catholics are strongly encouraged to exercise their democratic right to vote. Voters will have an opportunity to cast their ballot for mayor, city councillor and, for Catholics, a...Posted: Oct-18-2022 -
The Value of Patristic Studies in the Modern AgeThe leadership at St. Augustine’s Seminary is designing a Licentiate program in Patristics – it will be the first program dedicated to Patristics in Canada when it rolls out in the 2023-2024 academic year. Fr. Robert John...Posted: Oct-18-2022 -
St. Luke EvangelistThis Tuesday is the feast of St Luke who was a physician and a Gentile, probably from Greece, and was the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He was the only evangelist to record Our...Posted: Oct-12-2022 -
ST. TERESAThe Church keeps the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun in 16th century Spain, this Saturday. She is rightly called the 'Great Teresa.’ Why great? Because she personally reformed and renewed the...Posted: Oct-06-2022 -
Teaching as Vocation – A Look at the Catholic Teachers’ GuildThe Catholic Teachers’ Guild is a lay association in the archdiocese that aims to strengthen teachers’ vocations through formation events, study groups, lectures and mutual fraternal support. As the new school year kicks off, President Andrew Hume reflects...Posted: Sep-09-2022 -
Parishes Resume Special Catholic Family Faith Formation ProgramOrganized by the Office of Formation for Discipleship and funded through the Family of Faith campaign, the Early Catholic Family Life (ECFL) pilot project equips parishes to help parents and their children (ages 0-6) to learn about the Catholic...Posted: May-05-2022 -
Encountering Christ on the RCIA journeyRebecca Spellacy, who became Catholic as an adult, is the Director of Worship for the Diocese of Austin, Texas, and the former Associate Director, Liturgy, for the Office of Formation for Discipleship at the Archdiocese of Toronto. Below, she shares...Posted: Apr-08-2022 -
THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEMJust as the Gospel of the First Sunday of Lent always relates Our Lord’s Temptations in the Wilderness, so the Gospel of the Second Sunday is always an account of the Transfiguration of Our...Posted: Mar-09-2022 -
OUR LORD REJECTED BY HIS OWNToday’s Gospel is St. Luke’s account of the teaching of the “Beatitudes”, by Our Lord. These are short phrases in which He declares the blessedness of those who suffer now, because they will receive...Posted: Feb-10-2022 -
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 -
‘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 -
OUR LORD REJECTED BY HIS OWNIn last Sunday’s Gospel passage, we heard how Our Lord returned to His home town of Nazareth for the first time after His Baptism and told the astonished townsfolk that Isaiah’s prophecy...Posted: Jan-26-2022 -
Introducing the St. Monica Institute: A New Centre of Catholic FormationPosted: Dec-16-2021The St. Monica Institute for Education and Evangelization is a new initiative from the Archdiocese of Toronto. This partner organization of St. Augustine’s Seminary will provide educational opportunities for Catholics in the archdiocese – and beyond. Matthew Marquardt... -
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 -
Upcoming Workshop Explores Some of the Bible’s Most Difficult QuestionsPosted: Sep-24-2021Fr. Fred Chung is a faculty member at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, Ont. On Saturday, October 2, he will host an online Lay Spiritual Formation workshop on “The Soul’s Search for Joy and Meaning...
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ORDINARY TIMELast Sunday we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, a feast which arose from the Church’s desire to return once more to the institution of the Blessed Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood at the...Posted: Jun-09-2021
