On May, 2005, the Church canonized an ordinary woman as a Saint. Her name is Gianna Beretta Molly. She was born in 1922 of a devout Italian family. She was enthusiastic in evangelizing work and participated in many Church activities...
The weekend of Sunday, March 17 marks the first ShareLife Sunday of 2024. ShareLife is one of the principal ways that the Archdiocese of Toronto lives by the Gospel by helping our neighbours in need. Below, Arthur Peters, Executive Director...
Today is traditionally called the Laetare Sunday taken from the opening words of the entrance antiphon: rejoice with Jerusalem. Today, rose vestments can be worn in place of purple, and the altar can be decorated with flowers.
In this way...
Merchants in the outermost court of the Temple often overcharged people who came to the Temple to pray. Livestock that could originally be bought elsewhere at reasonable prices cost twenty times more here. The Temple authorities appointed inspectors to examine...
We often easily claim that we believe in and rely on God, but we seldom consider what we have to pay with the word “Faith”.
In today’s First Reading, we see the sacrifice of our patriarch...
“And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said,” Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli...
In preparation for the Family Day holiday weekend in Ontario, Catholic children’s author and illustrator, Carissa Douglas, reflects on strengthening faith and family bonds by giving importance to spending unstructured time together. Carissa is one of...
In early February of 1853, a 51-year-old Catholic priest in Birmingham, England felt moved to compose a letter to the faithful Catholics of Toronto. Fr. John Henry Newman had given a series of 9 weekly public lectures a...
There is naturally in every man a desire to know, but what would he profit with knowledge only and without the fear of God? An ordinary peasant who serves God is far better than a proud philosopher who only watches...
Al and Rita Doloroso have been married for 48 years. They are the founding members of the Movement for Marriage Enrichment (MME) under the Filipino Chaplaincy since 1992.
1. What is the MME, and what is your role as a...
Once I read an article saying that there are only 3 days in a man’s life:— yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday is over, tomorrow has not come yet, so only today is the most important, because today...
Today, Jesus is calling Peter and Andrew, James and John to follow him. He does not say come and see as he says in the Gospel of John instead, in a very simple and direct way, he says:” Come...