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Spiritual Corner - Be a Humble RusticEvery man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars. He who...Posted: Oct-03-2025 -
靈修片語 - 追隨耶穌並輕視世俗「凡追隨我的人，不在黑暗中行走。」（若8:12）這是耶穌的話。他的意思是說：我們若願意受天主的光照，解除內心的昏聵，必須追隨耶穌，並遵從他的生活方式。所以我們必須專心致志地默想耶穌基督的言行。 耶穌的道理，超過所有聖人的道理，其中蘊藏著的「瑪納」，惟獨有耶穌的精神的人，方能尋得。但是有許多人，福音聽得煩膩，感不到多大興趣，這全是因為他們沒有耶穌的精神。一個人願意親切地、徹底地明了耶穌的教訓，必當努力使自已的行為，完全與耶穌的行為相符合。 如果你沒有謙遜，惹得天主聖三厭煩，縱然你把聖三的道理講得高妙萬分，又有什麼益處呢？須知高談雄辯，不能叫人成聖成賢；只有修德立功，方能叫人得天主的寵愛。我更希望有痛悔之情，而不希望了解痛悔的定義。比如一部聖經，你背得爛熟，哲學家的學說，你也通達，若無天主的寵愛...Posted: Oct-02-2025
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Jubilee of Migrants: Hope Away from HomeFr. Edwin Logrono is associate pastor at Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish in Bradford, Ont., who with Pastor Fr. John Pak and a team of volunteers, runs the St. Philip of Jesus (San Felipe de Jesús) Mission to...Posted: Oct-02-2025 -
Truth and Reconciliation during the Jubilee YearSeptember 30 has been designated as an observed ‘National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.’ In the face of historic and present injustices toward and among Indigenous Peoples in the lands of Canada, this is a day...Posted: Sep-26-2025 -
Spiritual Corner - Follow Jesus and Deprecate the Secular“HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,” says the Lord.( John 8:12)1 By these words of Christ we are advised to imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened and free...Posted: Sep-26-2025
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Edge Camps Wrap Up 2025 SeasonAugust 28 brought to a close 13 days straight of EDGE Camps for almost 600 kids whose parishes planned and ran the camps this year in collaboration with the Office of Catholic Youth. Three camps for 11 to 13...Posted: Sep-22-2025 -
靈修片語 -「舊聖物」的正確處理方式當玫瑰念珠斷了、聖衣（如加爾默羅聖衣）破了、聖像聖畫褪色了，我們不會隨手扔進垃圾桶。為什麼？因為這些物品曾被祝聖，已被分辨為神聖，專用於親近天主。 教會教導我們：讓這些聖物恭敬地「歸於大地」。這不是迷信，而是愛，一種不願把「曾觸碰過聖事的東西」當垃圾的愛；一種記得它們曾在日常生活里幫助我們敞開、領受恩寵的愛。 給聖物「善終」的做法： 聖水 — 把聖水倒在乾淨的土壤里（如花圃、樹下），而不是下水道。 聖衣、聖像卡、祈禱書等可燃聖物，小心焚燒後，將灰燼埋入土中。貼士：戶外、安全、少量焚燒；注意消防與當地規定。 已損壞且無法再恭敬使用的聖像...Posted: Sep-19-2025
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Spiritual Corner - The Correct Ways to Dispose of Worn-Out Blessed ArticlesA broken rosary, a worn-out scapular and a faded holy painting should not be discarded into the garbage because they have been blessed, and considered as holy and useful for us to be close to God. The Church teaches...Posted: Sep-19-2025
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Jubilee of Justice: Living Justly and Walking Hopefully with GodThe Holy See has designated Sept. 20 as the Jubilee of Justice, a day to recognize those involved with bringing about God’s vision of justice for the world – both in secular and canon law. Sharing his reflection...Posted: Sep-19-2025 -
Raising a Saint: Interview with St. Carlo Acutis’ MotherIn light of St. Carlo Acutis’ canonization, Catholic Moms Group recently shared their interview with his mother, Antonia Salzano, on their YouTube program Midday Moms with Dorothy Pilarski. “Carlo used to say that the Eucharist was his...Posted: Sep-18-2025 -
靈修片語 - 聖奧思定的懺悔錄永遠的真理，真實的愛德，可愛的永恆啊！你是我的天主；我日夜渴念你。我第一次認識你時，你就提拔我，使我看到我所應該看到的，可是我那時還不能看到。你用你強光的能力，使我軟弱的視力昏花，並使我因愛情和驚懼而戰慄。我發現我遠了你，居於充軍和化外之地，我彷彿聽到你來自高天的聲音：「我是堅強者的食糧：生長吧！你將要吃我。你並不像改變身體的食物一樣把我改變成你，你卻將要變成我。」 因此，我尋求獲得那力量的方法，好能使我與你生活在一起，但我沒有找到。最後我擁抱了那「成人的耶穌基督，天主與人之間的中保」，他「超越一切，是永受讚美的天主。」他在呼喚我們並對我們說：「我是道路、真理、和生命。」他結合了肉體──因為「聖言成了血肉」──成為我從前所不能吃的食糧；最後，你用那創造萬物的智慧...Posted: Sep-12-2025
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Spiritual Corner - Excerpts from Confessions of St. AugustineO Truth Who art Eternity! and Love Who art Truth! and Eternity Who art Love! Thou art my God, to Thee do I sigh night and day. Thee when I first knew, Thou liftedst me up, that I might see...Posted: Sep-12-2025
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50 Years of Campus Ministry at York UniversityThis year the Catholic Chaplaincy at York (CCY) marked an impressive milestone: 50 years of Catholic ministry on campus. When York University was in its infancy, the Archdiocese committed to supporting Catholic students at the new institution, which had no...Posted: Sep-09-2025 -
靈修片語 - 設法成為一個傳教的教會各位主內的弟兄姐妹，平安！ 我們的教宗良十四世，在當選教宗的第一次講話中就強調，我們要設法成為一個傳教的教會。在新學年的開始，也是新慕道班的開課之際，我願意以這段聖言與大家共勉： 第二天，若翰和他的兩個門徒，又在那裏站著，若翰看見耶穌走過，便注視著衪說：「看，天主的羔羊!」那兩個門徒聽見他說這話，便跟隨了耶穌。耶穌轉過身來，看見他們跟著，便問他們說：「你們找什麼？」他們回答說：「辣彼! ──意即師傅──你住在那裏？」衪向他們說：「你們來看看吧! 」他們於是去了，看了衪住的地方；並且那一天就在衪那裡住下了。那時，大約是第十時辰。西滿伯多祿的哥哥安德肋，就是聽了若翰的話，而跟隨了耶穌的那兩人中的一個，先去找到了自己的弟弟西滿，並向他說：「我們找到了默西亞。」──意即基督。遂領他到耶穌跟前...Posted: Sep-05-2025
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Spiritual Corner -- Going All Out to Become a Missionary ChurchBrothers and sisters in Christ: May peace be with you all! Pope Leo XIV in his Inauguration speech emphasized that we should make our best effort to build a missionary church. At the beginning of a new school year and...Posted: Sep-05-2025
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UTSC Chaplaincy Celebrates 10th AnniversaryThis summer, the UTSC Catholic Chaplaincy reached an important milestone: 10 years of fruitful ministry on the campuses of UTSC and Centennial College. The chaplaincy community marked the occasion on June 7 with Mass offered by the chaplain and pastor...Posted: Aug-21-2025 -
Celebrating the Treasure of GrandparentsGrandmother of four Maureen Crawford, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sutton, Ont., reflects on her special role in light of the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, July 27. This year’s theme...Posted: Jul-21-2025 -
Second “Comeback Year” for Local Parish Youth Ministries at Franciscan University in OhioFor the second straight year, the Office of Catholic Youth organized a collaborative trip with 13 parishes to send 216 young people and chaperones to attend the Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio from June 27 to 29...Posted: Jul-17-2025 -
Rejoicing in HopeSpiritus Ministry, the young adult ministry of the Office of Catholic Youth, hosted its annual retreat, Reawaken, in late June at Cedar Glen YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. Young adults from across the Archdiocese and beyond gathered for a weekend of...Posted: Jul-14-2025 -
Pilgrimage of Hope: Walking Together in FaithParishioner Rita Iafrate reflects on a recent pilgrimage that brought together members from both Immaculate Conception Church in Sutton, Ont., and Our Lady of the Lake Church in Keswick, Ont. In June, our parish community embarked on a deeply...Posted: Jul-08-2025
