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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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23rd Sunday Ordinary Time September 10, 2023
Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 18:15-20
There is a valuable message in what Jesus says in the Gospel today… “If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with...
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22nd Sunday Ordinary Time September 3, 2023
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 16:21-27
Peter was very open to Jesus as the Christ as he saw the role of the Christ but he wasn’t ready for Jesus to be...
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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...
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21st Sunday Ordinary Time August 27, 2023
Readings:Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20
The first reading, from the Prophet Isaiah, uses terminology that Jesus uses in today’s Gospel from Saint Matthew. The first thing to note in both...
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2023
Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32, Matthew 15:21-28
Crumbs in the Kitchen: Why does Jesus want to limit himself to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel?” Was he...
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A Pilgrim’s Reflections on World Youth Day
Michelle Pacheco, Mission Development Coordinator for OCY Missionaries at the Office of Catholic Youth, was one of the more than 5,000 Canadian pilgrims that journeyed to Lisbon, Portugal, to celebrate World Youth Day from August 2 to 6. Below...
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Transfiguration of the Lord
Readings: Daniel 7.9-10,13-14, 2Peter 1.16-19, Mathew 17.1-9
Transfiguration means change and not just regular change but significant change. The word means a change in the figure but more technically it means incredible...
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2023
Readings: 1kings 3.5-12, Romans: 8-28-30, Mathew 13.44-52
King Solomon asks for wisdom in order to be able to guide the people of his kingdom. The surprise is that King Solomon does not...
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Papal Visit to Canada: Walking Together – One Year Later
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) looks back on the one-year anniversary of the historic “penitential pilgrimage” of Pope Francis to Canada last summer which marked an important step toward “walking together” in the...
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Reflections on the Papal Visit, One Year Later
Written by John Ecker
One year ago, Pope Francis made his penitential pilgrimage to Canada. The theme of his visit was "Walking Together."
At the outset of his journey, in Maskwacis, Alberta, His Holiness said, "I am sorry. I ask...
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16th Sunday Ordinary Time July 23, 202
Readings: Wisdom 12.13,16-19, Romans 8.26-27, Mathew 13.24-43
Jesus teaches something about his spiritual Kingdom. We would like God to “fix” all the sinful situations that surround us in this world, and...