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Pray for Those Who Are Preparing for Ordination This Weekend
We ask all members of the Archdiocese of Toronto to pray for vocations this weekend, as four transitional deacons prepare for the sacrament of holy orders.
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside over...
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Jean Vanier Remembered
The Archdiocese of Toronto remembers Jean Vanier, the Canadian humanitarian, Catholic theologian and moral leader, who passed away on May 7, 2019 at the age of 90.
In 1963, Vanier saw that many people with intellectual disabilities lived lonely, isolated...
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Living as Joyful Disciples: Words from Cardinal Collins
This week marks Catholic Education Week across the province of Ontario. To acknowledge this occasion, Cardinal Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto, is celebrating and recognizing publicly-funded Catholic Education with a special message.
While reflecting on...
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Renewed with Easter Joy: Third Sunday of Easter
In the Archdiocese of Toronto this year the Third Sunday of Easter is also the archdiocesan Neophyte Mass. The final period of the Christian Initiation of Adults is known as the Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystagogy. It is...
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A Mercy So Rich: Divine Mercy Sunday
"….the Church must consider it one of her principal duties-at every stage of history and especially in our modern age-to proclaim and to introduce into life the mystery of mercy, supremely revealed in Jesus Christ." (Dives in...
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Celebrating A Love That Cannot Wait: Easter Sunday
The following homily was provided to us by Fr. Michael McGourty, Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Toronto.
The celebration of Easter is for all Christians the highpoint of our year of faith. At Easter we celebrate the fact...
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Christ Our Light: The Great Vigil
The Easter Vigil is the final liturgy of the Triduum. It is the night that we "keep the memorial of the Lord's paschal solemnity…listening to his words and celebrating his mysteries…" (from the Greeting of the...
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Behold the Cross: Good Friday
Good Friday and Holy Saturday are the only two times when the Eucharist is not celebrated. It is a time where the Church sits in the reality that Christ is in the tomb. We sit in the reality of what...
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The Eucharist: Anything but Ordinary
"On the day before he was to suffer for our salvation and the salvation of all, that is today, he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty...
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Cardinal Collins’ Homily at Mass of Chrism
On April 16, 2019, close to 400 priests gathered for the annual Chrism Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. The Mass includes the renewal of priestly vows as well as the blessing of holy oils that will...
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Budapest Hosts the International Eucharistic Congress in 2020
Budapest, Hungary will host the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) from September 13 to 20, 2020.
"Against the backdrop of a great European city," Pope Francis said about the 52nd Eucharistic Congress. "Christian communities await a new evangelization capable of...
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CCCB Statement Following Attacks At Mosques in New Zealand
On behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Canada, CCCB President Bishop Lionel Gendron, PSS, addressed a letter to the Muslim community to extend condolences and to express solidarity and support following the shootings that took place in Al Noor Mosque...
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Conforming to Christ: Second Sunday of Lent
Sometimes, for me at least, during Lent, it is easy to focus on a particular kind of image of Christ. You can probably picture him: Christ beaten and bruised, hanging on the cross. It always seems like a good Lent...
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Preparing for Easter: First Sunday of Lent
The first Sunday of Lent is the day that is set aside in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for the Rite of Election. It marks an important milestone in the life of the catechumen (the person...
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Ash Wednesday: A Call to Prayer
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent. It is the start of that great period that leads up the Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil). It is marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
I don't...
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Cardinal Collins Releases 2019 Lenten Reflection
Cardinal Collins has prepared a Pastoral Letter for Lent 2019, offering tangible reflections on how we can use this most holy time of year as a period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. His Eminence also invites us to learn more...
