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Blessing of St. Augustine’s Seminary Serra House Building
On August 28, 2023, His Grace, Archbishop Francis Leo blessed the St. Augustine’s Seminary Serra House building and consecrated the chapel’s new altar at a special mass. This event coincided perfectly with the commencement of...
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22nd Annual Education Mass to Celebrate Catholic Education
On Wednesday, August 30, the Catholic Teachers’ Guild will host its Annual Education Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.
The Catholic Teachers’ Guild is a lay association in the archdiocese that aims to strengthen teachers&rsquo...
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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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Sister of Life to Profess Final Vows in Toronto
A Sister of Life will profess her final vows at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica this Saturday, August 26. Archbishop Francis Leo will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Sr. Gaudia Maria Magdalena was raised in the Archdiocese of...
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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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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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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...
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15th Sunday Ordinary Time July 16, 2023
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23.
The readings of this fifteenth Sunday talk about the word of God. The first reading emphasizes the principle of the word of God. The word...
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Pope Francis Announces the Names of 21 New Cardinals
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Pope Francis announced plans to add 21 new Cardinals to serve the faithful throughout the world.
The Holy Father said that he will hold a Consistory on September 30, 2023 for the appointment of the...
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14th Sunday Ordinary Time July 9, 202
Readings: Zechariah 9.9-10, Romans 8.9, 11-13, Mathew 11.25-30
Looking around him at the people who are following him, Jesus recognizes in them a hustling activity and business, a burdensome application, that is, he can...
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