Pope Francis loves and venerates Saint Joseph. On his desk is a statue of Saint Joseph in his dream. In the Bible, St. Joseph always dreams and receives guidance from God to solve his problems in life. The Pope says...
Time flies, I have been to St. Agnes K.Y. Tsao Parish for one full year. I remember when I first stepped into St. Agnes Church last November, it was time for the Saturday 4:30 p.m. vigil mass...
"The general Message of Fatima is not complicated. Its requests are for prayer, reparation, repentance, and sacrifice, and the abandonment of sin. Before Our Lady appeared to the three shepherd children, Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, the Angel of Peace visited...
The phrase "I believe in the Holy Catholic Church" had entangled me for quite a while before I joined the seminary until I came to understand that the foundation of the Church is Jesus Christ. How could such an imperfect...
Do you not know, my daughter, that all the sufferings the soul bears or can bear in this life are not enough to punish one smallest sin? For an offense against me, infinite Good, demands infinite satisfaction. So I want...
St John Damascene defined prayer as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.”
In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us to pray always without becoming...
“My Queen, my Mother, I am totally yours and all that I have is yours.”
I learned the above hymn in the major seminary. At the same time, it is also the oath taken at the annual parade...
We thank God for letting us return to church and attend mass again in person. In the past two years or more, we have been living in distress caused by the pandemic, and our hearts were burdened with lots of...
Julia and Adam Kozak, a married couple actively involved in bridge-building and peacemaking with Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Adam, a Lay Pastoral Associate and musician, was the National Project...
“Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” Isaiah 40:31
What is RENEW Toronto?
RENEW Toronto is OCY’s largest annual gathering of young adults from the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond...
The Sept. 21st and 22nd weekend of 2024 will be a busy one for the Office of Catholic Youth (OCY). For 10 years now, the OCY has rolled out two days of training to help adults (on Saturday) and teens...
The beginning of autumn evokes feelings of excitement, anticipation and new beginnings!
There is a shift in the air. Can you feel it? A crispness in the air suggests the end of summer is just around the corner. It is...