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ST. MARGUERITE D'YOUVILLE (1701-1771)
The first native Canadian to be elevated to sainthood, was born at Varennes, Quebec, the eldest of six. Her father died when she was seven years old leaving this family in great poverty.
Marguerite always fought...
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Pope Francis Prays for Peace in Middle East
Earlier today, Pope Francis asked for prayers for sustained peace in the Middle East.
"I am following apprehensively and sorrowfully what is happening in Israel where the violence has exploded even more ferociously, causing hundreds of deaths and casualties...
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THANKSGIVING AND GRATITUDE
”Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others” Marcus Tullius Cicero
By its nature, gratitude leads to humility and wisdom, because a grateful heart understands than...
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Pope Publishes Apostolic Exhortation: Laudate Deum
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, His Holiness, Pope Francis has released his latest reflection, entitled, “Laudate Deum.”
The Apostolic Exhortation follows up on the Holy Father’s 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’ and focuses...
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OUR LADY OF VICTORIES
October is the month of the Holy Rosary
The connection between the Rosary and the month of October goes back to the year 1571 when Pope St. Pius V appealed to all Christians to pray the...
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ST. PAUL - ON LIFE AND DEATH
Today’s second reading is the first of a series of four over the next few Sundays taken from St. Paul’s Letter to the Christians of Philippi in ancient Macedonia, one of the...
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Feast of the Archangels
With the upcoming Feast of the Archangels on September 29, Fr. Andrew Summerson, Assistant Professor of Greek Patristics and Eastern Christian Studies at the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael's College...
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FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness is one of the defining characteristics of Christianity, both that we can receive forgiveness and that we must of-fer it. Let’s dispel some misconceptions about forgiveness, to indicate why we NEED to offer forgiveness, and to...
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The Gathering together of God’s People
ECCLESIA is the Greek word which translates the Hebrew word for ‘assembly’; meaning the whole People of God gathered together in His Name. The same word is used in Latin, and we translate it into English as &lsquo...
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Catholic Community Pledges $500,000 to Fight Food Insecurity
As an increasing number of people struggle to put food on the table, the Catholic community is drawing upon its legacy of service to tackle this contemporary crisis.
ShareLife, the annual charitable appeal of the Archdiocese of Toronto, is committing...
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Season of Creation – September 1 – October 4, 2023
The Season of Creation begins September 1 with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and runs through October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. This year’s theme is: “Let Justice and...