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‘HopeLine’ for Palliative Care Support Now Open to CallersPalliative care is a special kind of healthcare for individuals and families who are living with a life-limiting illness. The goal of palliative care is to provide comfort and dignity for persons living with the illness as well as...Posted: Nov-11-2022 -
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The Shepherds’ Trust Collection WeekendThis weekend (November 12/13) is the annual special collection for The Shepherds’ Trust. The Shepherds’ Trust supports the needs of the retired diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Toronto who have served our family of faith &ndash...Posted: Nov-09-2022 -
CMDA Launch Campaign For Compassion and CareThe Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) of Canada have launched a campaign encouraging all levels of government to broaden access to quality care and resources for those in need of palliative care, mental health services, and support for people...Posted: Nov-03-2022 -
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 -
Basilian Fathers Celebrate 200 Years of ServiceA special Bicentennial Mass will be held at St. Basil’s Catholic Parish to commemorate the Congregation of St. Basil’s 200 years of service. Banners depicting the Congregation’s storied history will be on display in...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 -
Horizons of Hope: A Toolkit for Parishes on Palliative CareFamilies, friends, parish communities and health care professionals, together, all play an important role to care for and accompany those in need of palliative care that recognizes the dignity of the human person. As such, the Canadian Conference of Catholic...Posted: Oct-25-2022 -
Ukrainian Catholic Bishops Call for Prayer, Fasting, and ActionIn a pastoral letter, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of Canada invite people to pray, fast, and act in support of their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. The bishops express the view that, like the crises the Ukrainian people have experienced...Posted: Oct-21-2022 -
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 -
Canadian Bishops Issue Pastoral Letter to Young PeopleThe Most Rev. Raymond Poisson, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has issued a Pastoral Letter to Young People. The Pastoral Letter is dated October 12 in honour of the anniversary of the death of Blessed Carlo...Posted: Oct-13-2022 -
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 -
Are you able to host a Ukrainian family?When hearing reports of the war in Ukraine, and the millions of Ukrainians that have been forced to flee their homeland, many have asked what they can do to help. Over 80,000 Ukrainians have already arrived to Canada through...Posted: Oct-11-2022 -
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 -
Humanitarian Relief for Pakistan FloodsDevastating floods in Pakistan have displaced hundreds of thousands, at one point leaving a third of the country inundated with water. More than 1,500 people have died following record rainfall with 33 million throughout the country affected by this...Posted: Oct-03-2022 -
MIRACLES: FAITH AND WORKSThe Apostles ask Our Lord to “increase our faith!” His reply is “if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and...Posted: Sep-28-2022 -
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will take place on Friday, September 30. Cardinal Collins will preside at the 7:30 a.m. Mass from St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica with participation from Indigenous members...Posted: Sep-26-2022 -
OUR LADY OF VICTORIESSaturday begins the month of October; the month of the Holy Rosary; in which we contemplate how God has brought us life in Christ through Mary. The connection between the Rosary and the month of...Posted: Sep-21-2022 -
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Submits its National Synod Synthesis to the Holy SeeThe first phase of the “Synod on Synodality,” listening at the diocesan level, has concluded. Synthesis Reports were prepared by each of Canada’s four Regional Episcopal Assemblies — Western, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic regions. These four...Posted: Sep-20-2022
